A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxy group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by an azido group. This modification prevents the formation of phosphodiester linkages which are needed for the completion of nucleic acid chains. The compound is a potent inhibitor of HIV replication, acting as a chain-terminator of viral DNA during reverse transcription. It improves immunologic function, partially reverses the HIV-induced neurological dysfunction, and improves certain other clinical abnormalities associated with AIDS. Its principal toxic effect is dose-dependent suppression of bone marrow, resulting in anemia and leukopenia. [PubChem]
Used in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of human immunovirus (HIV) infections.
CARE Ctr / UCLA Med Ctr, Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles County - USC Med Ctr, Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles County / Health Research Assoc / Drew Med Ctr, Los Angeles, California, United States
Johns Hopkins Hosp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Northwestern Univ Med School, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Univ TX Galveston Med Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States
Kern - McNeill International, Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Miami Veterans Administration Med Ctr, Miami, Florida, United States
Oregon Health Sciences Univ, Portland, Oregon, United States
MCP Hahnemann Univ Hosp, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Bronson Methodist Hosp / Upjohn Research Clinic, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Univ TX Galveston Med Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States
Johns Hopkins Hosp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Northshore Hosp / Cornell Univ, Manhasset, New York, United States
AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Johns Hopkins Hosp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Univ of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Independent Research Nurses Inc, Cranston, Rhode Island, United States
Infectious Disease Research Institute Inc, Tampa, Florida, United States
Tulane Univ Med School, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Bach and Godofsky, Bradenton, Florida, United States
Oasis Clinic / Martin Luther Jr Gen Hosp / King-Drew Med Ctr, Los Angeles, California, United States
Remington-Davis Inc, Columbus, Ohio, United States
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