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Zidovudine (drug) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI)
HIV reverse transcriptase
Infectious Disease / Virology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Zidovudine (drug) (Zidovudine (drug)) — Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital. Zidovudine is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that blocks HIV replication by inhibiting the enzyme reverse transcriptase, preventing the virus from converting its RNA genome into DNA.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zidovudine (drug) TARGET | Zidovudine (drug) | Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Lamiduvine (Epivir) | Lamiduvine (Epivir) | Catholic University of the Sacred Heart | marketed | Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor (NRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/Tenofovir-Disoproxil | elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/Tenofovir-Disoproxil | Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (integrase inhibitor + pharmacokinetic booster + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, CYP3A4, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Dolutegravir/Lamivudine as a single pill | Dolutegravir/Lamivudine as a single pill | Fundacion SEIMC-GESIDA | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + NRTI) | HIV integrase; HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| emtricitabine [FTC]/tenofovir [TDF] | emtricitabine [FTC]/tenofovir [TDF] | Tibotec, Inc | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) combination | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Emtricitabine/tenofovir or abacavir/lamivudine | Emtricitabine/tenofovir or abacavir/lamivudine | Fundacion SEIMC-GESIDA | marketed | Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine | Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine | Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) combination | HIV reverse transcriptase |
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Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) class)
- French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis · 3 drugs in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
- ViiV Healthcare · 2 drugs in this class
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University · 2 drugs in this class
- Asan Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- Dong-A ST Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Bristol-Myers Squibb · 1 drug in this class
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · 1 drug in this class
- Fu-Sheng Wang · 1 drug in this class
- Avexa · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Zidovudine (drug) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/zidovudine-drug. Accessed 2026-05-17.
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