Zidovudine, commonly known as AZT, was introduced in 1987 as the first treatment for HIV.
How long did it take to develop treatment for AIDS?
That wasn't always the case. It took seven years after HIV was first discovered before the first drug to fight it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In those first anxious years of the epidemic, millions were infected.Mar 19, 2017
Who discovered the treatment for AIDS?
Horwitz, 93, created AZT, the first approved treatment for HIV/AIDS. When medical researcher Jerome P. Horwitz first synthesized the chemical compound AZT in the 1960s, he hoped it would be a successful treatment for cancer.Sep 19, 2012