AZT

American  

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. azidothymidine: an antiviral drug, manufactured from genetic materials in fish sperm or produced synthetically, used in the treatment of AIDS.

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AZT British  

abbreviation

1. Also called: zidovudine.  azidothymidine

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AZT Scientific  

/ ā′zē-tē′ /

1. A nucleoside analogue antiviral drug that inhibits the replication of retroviruses such as HIV by interfering with the enzyme reverse transcriptase.

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AZT Cultural  

1. A drug used in the treatment of AIDS. It does not cure the disease but does prolong the life of the patient in some cases.

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Example Sentences

Pills today contain a combination of two or three medicines, the vast majority including one similar to AZT, tenofovir, made by Gilead Sciences.

From Salon

In 1991, direct action group ACT UP Australia - its terminally ill members impatient for expedited and equal access to early treatment drug AZT - staged a "die-in" at the Department of Health.

From BBC

The first pill for H.I.V., a cancer drug called AZT, caused serious side effects and led to the evolution of AZT-resistant versions of the virus.

From New York Times

In pregnant women, the antiviral zidovudine, also known as AZT, was tested against a placebo to see whether it blocked mother-to-child HIV transmission.

From Science Magazine

AZT, the first antiviral drug to treat HIV/AIDS during the epidemic in the 1980s, was “fast-tracked” for FDA approval—which still took a record 20 months.

From Scientific American