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ddI and ddC: see AZT AZT or zidovudine , drug used to treat patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS; also called azidothymidine. Originally developed in 1964 as an anticancer drug, AZT was never approved for that purpose.
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Accelerated Approval * Didanosine (ddI, Dideoxyinosine, Videx), Bristol Myers-Squibb Approved October 9, 1991 for treatment of adult and pediatric patients with advanced HIV who are intolerant to or deteriorating on AZT.
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