How to Use AZT in a Sentence
AZT
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The publicity his claims received encouraged untold patients to refuse AZT, causing a toll that may number in the millions.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Hope ultimately came in the form of life-saving treatment options, starting with the approval of azidothymidine (AZT) for treating HIV/AIDS in 1987.
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Pearl Pugh,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Set in the late 1980s, the movie is a New York micro-drama about a fellow named Jimmy George — an amateur performance artist who is battling AIDS, keeping the illness at bay with AZT.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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In 1987, azidothymidine (AZT) became the first medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat HIV/AIDS.
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ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Duesberg met with South African President Thabo Mbeki and chaired a South Africa conference on alternative AIDS theories in 2000, and influenced Mbeki to deny AZT treatments for South African patients.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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