what is AZT?

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Its an anti-aids drug. It helps people with aids to live a few years longer.

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Zidovudine (INN) or azidothymidine (AZT) (also called ZDV) is an antiretroviral drug, the first one approved for treatment of HIV. It is also sold under the names Retrovir® and Retrovis®, and as an ingredient in Combivir® and Trizivir®. It is an analog of thymidine.

See the link below for complete details.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZT

Retrovir (zidovudine) is a medication used to allegedly keep HIV from reproducing. See below.
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202602.html

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