Introduction to AZT |The Chemistry of AZT| Side Effects| Pregnancy| An Anything But American Virus| Opposing Views| How AZT Changed History|
- AZT (Azidothymidine) is marketed under the name Retrovir
- First drug approved for the treatment of AIDS and HIV infection in 1987
- Does not cure AIDS but slows the progression of the disease and the replication of the virus
- It is taken along with other antiviral drugs that make up a “cocktail”
