azidothymidine
Americannoun
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Origin of azidothymidine
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In 1994, a study showed that one ARV drug, azidothymidine, cut transmission rates by two-thirds if given to the mother before and after delivery and to the baby for 6 weeks.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 12, 2018
Another shortcoming, notes biochemist Jan Gettemans of Ghent University, is that unlike many important drugs, including statins and the anti-HIV drug azidothymidine, the antibodies can't enter cells on their own.
From Science Magazine • May 10, 2018
Another is azidothymidine, which failed as a chemotherapy drug but emerged in the 1980s as a therapy for HIV.
From Nature • Jun. 13, 2016
The only drug approved by the FDA is azidothymidine, or AZT.
From Time Magazine Archive
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