What Is Azt For AIDS?

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An Overview of Retrovir (Zidovudine, AZT)

zye-DOE-vyoo-deen Brand Name: Retrovir Other Name(s): AZT, Azidothymidine, ZDV Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors What is zidovudine? Zidovudine is a type of medicine called a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI). It works by disrupting one of the early steps in the HIV life cycle, called reverse transcription. During normal reverse transcription, HIV's reverse transcriptase enzyme (a type...

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EFV/AZT/3TC side effects

I've been helping people living with HIV/AIDS,as a clinical officer,recently I came across with case of an individual takin combination above complaining of swelling of scrotum for nine months now,it's painless and does not sub side...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Scrotal swelling would be an unusual side effect of either HIV meds or TB so another explanation most likely. I would advise the px to see his HIV specialist and possibly an urologist. KH... Read more »

AZT?

Could AZT be a contributing factor to the onset of AIDS? Isn't AZT a very toxic drug used originally for chemotherapy? It seems to me that AZT would kill human cells which is the opposite of what is needed. Thanks for your time....

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.

University of Utah, School of Medicine

It sounds like you have been hearing some very old bits of information and misinformation. It is very clear to hundreds of leading researchers that AZT is not part of the cause of AIDS. A document summarizing much of this was prepared to deal with... Read more »

Nueropathy & AZT ???

This is very urgent as I have to stop taking AZT immediately.In your responce below you have mentioned that AZT has no connection with neuropathy.http://thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Infections/Archive/Neuropathy/Q4998.qnaI am on PEP taking...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Your symptoms are not consistent with drug-induced neuropathy which starts in the otes and can gradually advance up the legs. Just about every HIV medicine has "neuropathy" listed as a possible side effect. However, AZT is not commonly a... Read more »

Concerns about AZT & Sustiva.

I'm HIV -ve, my HIV +ve fiance, who has been HIV ve+ for 13 yrs -- been on HAART ( Combivir & Sustiva) for 2.5 yrs, had her quarterly test done recently: her CD4 dropped from 740 to 590, CD4 % from 43 to 38%,viral load still undetectable,...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I am not sure what the normal level of lactate is for the lab where the ssample was sent but if if is elevated then it needs tobe repeated (preferably without any exercise in the 24 hours beforehand) and a clinical evaluation performed if still... 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 »