TIME : reported that AIDS Drug AZT: How It Got Approved 30 Years Ago

It took seven years after HIV was first discovered before the first addiction to fight it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Today, there are several classes of HIV drugs, each designed to block the virus at specific points in its life cycle. People taking AZT soon began showing rising virus levels — but the virus was no longer the same, having mutated to resist the drug. More drugs were needed, and AIDS advocates criticized the FDA for not moving quickly enough to approve additional medications. And there were still plenty of questions left unanswered about the drug when it was approved.

30 Years Ago, The FDA Approved The First AIDS Treatment

Thirty years ago, the Food and addiction Administration approved AZT for the treatment of AIDS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, known as AIDS, is the last stage of the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 6,700 in the U.S. died from HIV or AIDS in 2014. Treatments for HIV and AIDS have progressed since the approval of AZT. At the time, it was a miracle drug that gave patients up to a year of life.

30 Years Ago, the FDA Approved AZT for AIDS Treatment (VIDEO)

Thirty years ago, the Food and addiction Administration approved AZT for the treatment of AIDS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, known as AIDS, is the last stage of the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 6,700 in the U.S. died from HIV or AIDS in 2014. Continue ReadingTreatments for HIV and AIDS have progressed since the approval of AZT. At the time, it was a miracle drug that gave patients up to a year of life.


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