Retrovir

[re-troh-veer]

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. the international brand name for azidothymidine.

Retrovir

/ ˈrɛtrəʊˌvɪə /

noun

1. a brand of the drug zidovudine

Example Sentences

That drug, which became known as Retrovir, marked the beginning of a turnaround that transformed HIV infection from a death sentence into a manageable chronic health condition.

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