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Synthesis of New Covalently Bound κ-Carrageenan−AZT Conjugates with Improved Anti-HIV Activities
Laboratoire de Chimie Biomoléculaire, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, 163 avenue de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France, Laboratoires LAPHAL, Avenue de Provence, BP 7, 13718 Allauch ...
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Adverse Effects of Antiretrovirals in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women
Background: Current guidelines for the use of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy during pregnancy recommend that women be offered treatment with combination ARV therapy used in nonpregnant HIV-infected ...
The Lancet15d
Retiring the language of first-line and second-line ART
backbone were at lower risk of virological failure than those starting zidovudine. 10 Therefore, the abacavir, lamivudine, and dolutegravir regimen could be used as a first-line or second-line ...
2 Minute Medicine16d
Second-line TAF-based ART improves viral suppression in pediatric HIV
In this randomized controlled trial (CHAPAS-4), tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) with emtricitabine showed superior viral ...
SciELO16d
Determination of the melting temperature, heat of fusion, and purity analysis of different samples of zidovudine (AZT) using DSC
In this study, the method of purity determination using DSC was outlined, as well as the application of this technique for the evaluation of commercial samples of zidovudine (AZT) (raw material) ...
The Lancet16d
Time to say farewell to abacavir?
A combination of lamivudine or emtricitabine, abacavir or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, and one agent from another class was the norm for many years in the contemporary antiretroviral therapy (ART) ...
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Lamivudine Improves Visual Acuity in Center-Involved Diabetic Macular Edema
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with center-involved diabetic macular edema (CI-DME), lamivudine improves visual acuity, according to a study published online May 27 in Med.
C&EN23d
Base-Paired and Base-Stacked Structures of the Anti-HIV Drug Lamivudine: A Nucleoside DNA-Mimicry with Unprecedented Topology
† Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 369, 13560-970, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil ‡ Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CP 6030, 60455-970, Fortaleza, ...
Medical Xpress24d
Inexpensive HIV drug can improve vision in patients with common diabetes complication, clinical trial suggests
The drug, lamivudine, could represent an important new option for millions of patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), a condition which causes fluid to build up in the retina of the eye.
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Affordable HIV drug shows promise in improving vision for diabetic eye disease
The drug, lamivudine, could represent an important new option for millions of patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), a condition which causes fluid to build up in the retina of the eye.
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Aaron Rodgers makes shocking claim linking HIV origins to U.S. government conspiracy
AZT, or zidovudine, was the first drug approved to treat HIV and helped pave the way for antiretroviral therapy that continues to save lives today. Similarly, there is no credible evidence that ...