Retrovirn.
/ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)vɪə/, U.S. /ˈrɛtroʊˌvɪ(ə)r/ Pharmacology.
A proprietary name for: the drug azidothymidine.
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dideoxycytidine1965
azidothymidine1974
dideoxyinosine1975
AZT1985
ddC1987
Retrovir1987
zidovudine1987
ddI1989
didanosine1990
nevirapine1991
zalcitabine1991
non-nucleoside1993
1987 Guardian 14 Jan. 36/5 Wellcome..has applied to the American authorities for a full licence to sell the drug under the trade name, Retrovir.
1996 V. Berridge AIDS in UK xi. 269 Activists sought a reduction in the price of Retrovir (AZT).
2005 L. Beauvais-Godwin & R. Godwin Compl. Adoption Bk. (ed. 3) xix. 367 A woman can reduce the risk of having an HIV-infected newborn..by taking the anti-HIV drug Retrovir.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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