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Adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow
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zidovudine
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Zidovudine ( ZDV ), also known as azidothymidine ( AZT ), is an antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS . It reduces the replication of the virus and leads to improvements in both symptoms and blood tests. It can also be used to prevent ...
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n. an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow [syn: Retrovir , ZDV , AZT ]
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azidothymidine \azidothymidine\ n. 1. 1 an antiviral drug, ( C10H13N5O4 ) used in the treatment of AIDS. It has the generic name of zidovudine . Note: an analog of thymidine, it inhibits the replication of the viral chromosome. Syn: AZT, zidovudine[generic], ...
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n. A nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, a type of antiretroviral drug, the first approved treatment for HIV.
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Pharmaceutical companies are trying combinations of nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors, everything from Abacavir to Zidovudine, to hit Rhesus.