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Lamivudine and Zidovudine |
3TC and AZT; 3TC and ZDV; Combivir |
Combivir is the brand name for a pharmaceutical treatment for HIV infection. It is a fixed-dose combination of two antiretroviral drugs, lamivudine (also called 3TC, with the brand name Epivir) and zidovudine (also called AZT, with the brand name Retrovir ). The combination of the two drugs has a stronger effect than either drug alone. Both lamivudine and zidovudine are reverse transcriptase inhibitors, which block the action of an enzyme, reverse transcriptase, that the virus requires for r ...
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- Aurobindo Pharma Receives Tentative FDA Approval To Produce Three-Drug Combination Pack For PEPFAR
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- New York Times Examines FDA's Tentative Approval Of Aurobindo's Three-Drug Combination Antiretroviral Treatment For PEPFAR
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- Simulation Of AZT Metabolism In Mitochondria In Computational Model
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- Cipla Receives Tentative FDA Approval To Produce Oral Form Of Generic Antiretroviral Lamivudine For PEPFAR
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:00 EST
- Aurobindo Receives Tentative FDA Approval To Produce Three-Drug Combination Antiretroviral Treatment For PEPFAR
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:00 EST
- FDA Grants Aurobindo Approval For U.S. Sale Of Zidovudine Capsule
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:00 EST
- Patent Application For AIDS Drug Opposed For First Time In India
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:00 EST
- First-Line Antiretroviral Drug Triomune Registered In South Africa
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:00 EST
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- Chinese Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Respond Better To Telbivudine Than Lamivudine
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- FDA Grants Aurobindo Approval For Antiretroviral Therapy
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:00 EST
- The NEJM Reports BARACLUDE™ (entecavir) Demonstrated Benefits Over Lamivudine In Treating Chronically Infected Hepatitis B Patients At 48 Weeks
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- FDA Approves Four Generic Forms of Zidovudine for U.S. Sales After Retrovir''s Patent Expires
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Sep 2005 08:00 EST
- Lamivudine and Zidovudine combination tentatively approved by FDA/HHS, Generic AIDS drug
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 09 Jul 2005 11:00 EST
- Indian anti-AIDS drug gets tentative nod from US FDA
The Earth Times - Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:02 EST
- Patient satisfaction with once-daily dosing of HIV fixed-dose combination tablet Epzicom
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 31 Jul 2005 11:00 EST
- Ranbaxy Receives USFDA Approval for Zidovudine Tablets
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 14 Jul 2005 03:00 EST
- FDA Tentatively Approves a Generic AIDS Drug under Bush''s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:00 EST
- Ranbaxy Laboratories Receives Tentative FDA Approval To Produce Generic Antiretroviral Lamivudine for PEPFAR
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 05:00 EST
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