[DOC] [TLE] History of HIV and AIDS overview | AVERT [PAR] In March 1985, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licenses the first ... In 
October, AIDS became the first illness debated in the United Nations (UN) 
General ... the FDA approved the use of zidovudine (AZT) to treat children with 
AIDS.49 ... countries and organisations to combat the spread of HIV through 
prevention,... [DOC] [TLE] HIV/AIDS History of Approvals > HIV/AIDS Historical Time ... - FDA [PAR] Aug 8, 2014 ... Highlights of the FDA activities related to HIV/AIDS for years 1981 - 1990. ... by a 
human retrovirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). ... 1987. On March 19, 
FDA approved AZT - the first drug approved for the ... Trimetrexate was used to 
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.... for Disease Control and Prevention state that avoiding injection drug use and 
... March 19: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the first... [DOC] [TLE] The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program - A Living History - Timeline - 1987 [PAR] AZT (zidovudine) becomes the first drug approved by the Food and Drug ... On 
March 20, 1987, the HIV/AIDS community received news that a powerful ... On 
that day, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved zidovudine (AZT), 
the ... to date for combating HIV/AIDS and the first anti-HIV drug approved for use 
in the... [DOC] [TLE] AIDS: the Early Years and CDC's Response [PAR] Oct 7, 2011 ... After learning of these first cases, CDC, under the leadership of its .... of AIDS, 
when the term "gay plague" was commonly used, the disease ... recommended to 
protect against hepatitis B virus infection (25). In March 1983, CDC, in 
conjunction with the Food and Drug .... MMWR 1987;36(Suppl):82--94. [DOC] [TLE] Zidovudine - Wikipedia [PAR] Zidovudine (ZDV), also known as azidothymidine (AZT), is an antiretroviral 
medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. It reduces the replication of the 
virus and leads to improvements in both symptoms and blood tests. It can also be 
used to prevent HIV transmission, such as from mother to child ... Zidovudine was 
approved in the United States in 1986 and was the first... [DOC] [TLE] HIV/AIDS in the United States and World - United States History [PAR] The AIDS epidemic in the United States officially began on June 18, 1981, when 
... aids in its fight against deviant or infected cells, are destroyed by the HIV virus. 
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zidovudine Retrovir) in 1987, which became the first anti-HIV drug approved by... [DOC] [TLE] Attacking AIDS with a 'Cocktail' Therapy: Drug Combo Sends Deaths ... [PAR] Jul 1, 1999 ... FDA approved the first drug specifically to combat HIV and AIDS in 1987. .... Most 
children with HIV became infected from their mothers near the time of birth. ... 
Triple combination therapy can be used for all HIV-infected infants, children ... T-
20, significantly lowered virus amounts in a group of patients with... [DOC] [TLE] History of HIV/Aids in the U.S. - JACQUES Initiative: Institute of ... [PAR] The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) would later be known as the world's 
third ... In December 1982, a 20-month old child who previously received multiple 
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... who had been infected with HIV through the use of infected blood products. [DOC] [TLE] The rise and fall of AZT: It was the drug that had to work. It brought ... [PAR] May 1, 1993 ... In March 1987, when AZT was available on prescription for the first time, almost ...

Question: On March 20, 1987 this drug became the 1st approved by the FDA for use in combating the AIDS virus
Answer: AZT