"Repurposing the anti-viral drug zidovudine (AZT) in combination with meropenem as an effective treatment for infections with multi-drug resistant, carbapenemase-producing strains of …

Nov 17, 2025 · AZT is a drug used to slow the progression of HIV infection and delay the development of AIDS. Approved in 1987 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, AZT was …

Jan 1, 2026 · Zidovudine (also known as AZT) is used together with other medicines for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV is the virus that causes …

Apr 4, 2025 · Zidovudine is an antiviral medicine used to treat HIV, the virus that can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Zidovudine is also given during pregnancy to …

Feb 18, 2025 · AZT (Zidovudine) is an antiretroviral medication used primarily in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. It belongs to the class of drugs known as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors …

Zidovudine, a structural analog of thymidine, is a prodrug that must be phosphorylated to its active 5′-triphosphate metabolite, zidovudine triphosphate (ZDV-TP). It inhibits the activity of HIV-1 …

AZT was the first drug approved for the treatment of HIV. It is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, or nuke. These drugs block the reverse transcriptase enzyme. This …

Zidovudine is given to HIV-positive pregnant women to reduce the chance of passing the infection to the baby. Zidovudine is in a class of medications called nucleoside reverse transcriptase …

Retrovir (zidovudine, ZDV, formerly called AZT) is a medication (oral and injectable) prescribed for the treatment of infections with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).

AZT, also known as zidovudine or azidothymidine, is a groundbreaking medication used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. As the first approved antiretroviral drug, AZT has played a crucial role …