Azt Drug For Hiv

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Zidovudine (Retrovir, AZT)

What Is Zidovudine? Zidovudine (Retrovir) is a drug used for antiretroviral therapy (ART). It was first manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. It is manufactured by ViiV Healthcare. The patent on zidovudine expired in 2005 and several generic versions have been approved. Several are available under PEPFAR (see Fact Sheet 475 ). Zidovudine is also known as azidodeoxythymidine, AZT or ZDV. Zidovudine was the first drug approved for the treatment of...

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AZT (Retrovir) & Pregnancy How to know if your resistient to AZT

In 1988 I had a child. 3 months later I was informed her father tested positive. So did I. The baby did not. 1990 - 1991 I took AZT (Retrovir) 1 pill 5 x a day. Then stopped taking it. In 1993 I became pregnant again. Started taking AZT again...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

The risk of transmitting HIV to your infant is directly linked to your viral load; if your viral load is less than 50 copies/ml your risk is less than 1%; the therapy that reduces your viral load to less than 50 can include many different drugs and... Read more »

Does AZT cause death to hiv positive

Hi dr im very shocked and confused about the use of AZT as a treatment for hiv positive patient my question is it possible for this drug to cause death of an individual after along use of the drug....

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

I am not exactly sure what your question pertains to.Let me comment-- zidovudine (AZT, Retrovir) was the first drug approved by the US FDA for the treatment of persons with HIV infection. In the early days of treatment (before we had treatment... Read more »

hiv+/- relationship, early meds, platelets and AZT

Just started dating a great guy who unfortunately is HIV+ and I'm trying to get some information. He has known for a year and a half and he's not on medication. He's 23, has a cd4 count>600 and low viral load but his doctor just...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thank you for your post.Do you live in the US or Europe? Just about anywhere in the world, monotherapy with any HIV medication is not recommended. AZT monotherapy is restricted to pregnant women and their babies (and even then, it's... Read more »

AZT for HIV...toxic to the liver in HCV

Hi Dr. MCGovern,I was just diagnosed with HIV and HCV. My Hiv Dr. has put me on Combivir and Sustiva. I have read that AZT ( one component in Combivir) is toxic to the GI track and that newer meds like Truvada are less toxic.With HCV should I stay...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

You ask several excellent questions.Yes I personally favor Truvada now since this is very easy to take and has minimal side effects. However, Combivir also has an excellent track record so I do not feel strongly about the need for switching. As for... Read more »

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Para azt.antiazt, etc.

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Es la nica vez que voy a responderte y es simplemente para decirte que adems de tener una personalidad maligna, sos inculto, mediocre, ignorante y adems tens serias dificultades al expresarte.
No infundas miedos, no tomes el hiv como una broma, por... Read more »

azt

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

La azidotimidina o AZT es un agente citotxico, genotxico e inmunotxico, capaz de generar por si mismo el sida. El AZT es adems un potente carcingeno

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HIV/AIDS drugs saved my life!

Posted by bradford

HIV/AIDS drugs saved my life!

From the time I was told I had six months to live by an AIDS specialist in 1985, I learned from other people infected with HIV and included supplements and complementary therapies. These kept me healthy and were... Read more »

FUERA AZT

Posted by Janis, 1 Reply

DICES QUE ESTE FORO ES UN MIERDA NO?, PUES ENTONCES POR QU NO TE LARGAS Y TE REFUNDES CON TU VIH EN OTRO LADO.

ERES DESPRECIABLE. Read more »

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