On this day March 20 1987 the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug AZT making it the first successful treatment for AIDS. AZT also known as zidovudine was initially developed as a cancer drug but was later found to slow the progression of HIV giving patients hope for the first time.
At the time AIDS was considered a deadly and untreatable disease with no effective medical options. The approval of AZT marked a major turning point in the fight against HIV and led to the development of future antiretroviral treatments that have since saved millions of lives.
Fun fact: AZT was approved in record time just 20 months after clinical trials began making it one of the fastest drug approvals in FDA history.
Trivia question: What does AZT stand for in its full chemical name
At the time AIDS was considered a deadly and untreatable disease with no effective medical options. The approval of AZT marked a major turning point in the fight against HIV and led to the development of future antiretroviral treatments that have since saved millions of lives.
Fun fact: AZT was approved in record time just 20 months after clinical trials began making it one of the fastest drug approvals in FDA history.
Trivia question: What does AZT stand for in its full chemical name
