The Role of AZT (Azidothymidine) in the Treatment of HIV and AIDS

AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is one of the threats to global health in the past several years, since the beginning, many study and research groups around the world are looking for effective methods and drugs in the treatment of this virus, currently there are a large number of drugs that have antiviral activity. They have been clinically evaluated. These drugs are divided into several groups based on their biological targets. Azidothymidine (AZT) is one of these drugs and is the first drug synthesized in the treatment of AIDS. In this article, we review the AZT drug in the treatment of AIDS.