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Zidovudine
First drug approved against HIV, in 1987, first made as a cancer drug in 1964.
Concept
Also known as AZT
Identifiers
Wikidata Q198504
Appears in
5 items
HIV and AIDS
4 items
ACT UP forms in New York
12 Mar 1987
AZT is approved
19 Mar 1987
AZT cuts mother-to-child transmission by two-thirds
3 Nov 1994
Denialism in South Africa’s government
Oct 1999
Pandemics
1 item
The first drug against HIV
Mar 1987
Sources
Article
The efficacy of azidothymidine (AZT) in the treatment of patients with AIDS and AIDS-related complex
Website
Drugs@FDA: FDA-Approved Drugs
