Didanosine Effects, Dosage, and Side Effects DDI; Videx

... DIDANOSINE, ddI (Videx®) is an antiviral drug called a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor or NRTI. Didanosine is used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Didanosine may reduce the amount of HIV in the blood and increase the number of CD4 cells (T-cells) in the blood. Didanosine is used in combination with other drugs to treat the HIV virus. Didanosine will not cure or prevent HIV infection or AIDS. You may still develop other infections or conditions associated with HIV. Generic didanosine chewable/dissolvable tablets are not yet available. ...

Didanosine Systematic (IUPAC) name 9-[5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-y ...