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A zidovudine is a type of antiretroviral drug - the first approved treatment for HIV.
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Zidovudine is acidic or basic?
Zidovudine is basic in nature Zidovudine is basic in nature
What names does zidovudine go by?
AZT and Retrovir
Is zidovudine polar or non-polar?
Zidovudine is considered to be polar. It is polar because it is easily able to be dissolved in water and it has a slightly positive and slightly negatively charged end.
What is azidothymidine?
Azidothymine is another name for zidovudine, a nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor, the first approved treatment for HIV.
What are some medications for HIV?
Here are a few examples:Antiviral: Raltegravir, Etravirine (Intelence), Zidovudine (Retrovir), Abacavir​/​Lamivudine (Epzicom), Stavudine (Zerit), Maraviroc, Lamivudine​/​Zidovudine, Tenofovir disoproxil (Viread), Abacavir (Ziagen), Efavirenz (Sustiva), Delavirdine, Nevirapine (Viramune), Emtricitabine​/​Tenofovir, Lamivudine (Epivir), Abacavir​/​Lamivudine​/​Zidovudine (Trizivir), Efavirenz​/​Emtricitabine​/​Tenofovir (Atripla), Emtricitabine (Emtriva)Other treatments: Enfuvirtide, Amprenavir (Lexiva), Ritonavir (Norvir), Darunavir (Prezista), Atazanavir (Reyataz)
What prescription medications may affect the test results for red blood cell indices?
zidovudine (Retrovir), phenytoin (Dilantin), and azathioprine (Imuran)
Was there Medications for HIV in the 80's?
1987 was the first year there was a medication for HIV, which was AZT or Zidovudine. The next medication did not come out until 1991.
What drug can prevent HIV infection in fetuses?
Zidovudine (ZDV, AZT, Retrovir) is the only drug that has been proven to help prevent fetal HIV infection.
What adverse effects are possible with nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors?
Lactic acidosis in the absence of hypoxemia and severe liver enlargement with fatty degeneration have been reported with zidovudine and zalcitabine, and are potentially fatal.
Can HIV be cured with zidovudine (AZT)?
No. AZT is a medicine that when used in a combination with other HIV drugs can be be part of effective treatment.
Definition of azidothymidine in medical terms?
According to Stedman's Medical Dictionary (Copyright © 2006 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins), azidothymidine (AZT) is a thymidine analog that is an inhibitor of in vitro replication of HIV virus, the causative agent of AIDS and ARC, and is used in the management of these diseases. (Synonym: zidovudine)
Why How does zidovudine work against the HIV?
I do not know the specifics of how zidovudine works against HIV but i may be able to help/steer you in the right direction.This drug comes under the category of nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI's). This category of drugs contain faulty versions of the nucleotides which is needed for reverse transcription of viral RNA to viral DNA withing the host cell of the HIV virus. The faulty nucleotides are used by the reverse transcriptase enzyme in HIV therefore the viral DNA that is made from viral RNA cannot be built accurately, therefore the viral DNA cannot be transferred into the cell's nucleus correctly leading to the inability for the HIV virus to replicate.Hope this helped you! (:
