In 1987 the <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2005-05-11_DJ_21.wmv">AIDS Quilt</a> was displayed on the National Mall and this became the first drug approved by the FDA for AIDS

Trivia about azt

  • It's the medical abbrev. used to identify the drug azidothymidine, a drug used to combat the AIDS virus
  • AKA Zidovudine, the drug with this 3-letter abbreviation was approved in 1987 to fight the AIDS virus
  • On March 20, 1987 this drug became the 1st approved by the FDA for use in combating the AIDS virus
  • In 1987 the drug known by these 3 letters became the first approved for treating AIDS

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