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zalcitabine
(redirected from Hivid)

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zal·ci·ta·bine  (zls-t-bn)
n.
See DDC.

[zal- (perhaps alteration of (de)s- variant of de- + al(cohol) from the missing hydroxyl groups of cytidine) + citabine (alteration of cytidine).]
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Noun1.zalcitabine - an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug - any drug that destroys viruses


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2005 * Roche announces it will stop making Hivid and Fortovase due to low demand; these are the first anti-HIV meds decommissioned.
They also recommend considering a switch in treatment to a regimen that does not contain Videx or Hivid (ddC).
ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS NRTIs--Ziagen, Trizivir, Videx, Epivir, 3TC, Combivir, Zerit, d4T, Viread, Hivid, Retrovir, AZT Pls--Agenerase, Crixivan, Kaletra, Viracept, Norvir, Fortovase, Invirase
 
 
 
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