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Zidovudine

Anti retroviral

Description

Zidovudine is used to slow the progression of disease in patients infected with HIV who have advanced symptoms, early symptoms, or no symptoms at all. This medicine is also used to help prevent pregnant women who have HIV from passing the virus to their babies during pregnancy and at birth

Mechanism of action

Exerts antiviral action by inhibiting viral reverse transcriptase.

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Mechanism of action

Exerts antiviral action by inhibiting viral reverse transcriptase.

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