Drug details

Retrovir IV (zidovudine injection)

type of Antiretroviral Agents

Retrovir (zidovudine) IV Infusion is an antiviral medication used to treat HIV, which causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Retrovir IV is also given during pregnancy to prevent an HIV-infected woman from passing the virus to her baby. Retrovir IV is not a cure for HIV or AIDS. Retrovir IV is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat HIV .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea
• skin rash
• weight loss
• vomiting
•  headache
• tired feeling
• constipation
• sleep problems (insomnia)
• weakness
• muscle or joint pain
• pain or irritation at the injection site, or

The following drugs are related to Retrovir IV, either as a replacement or used together:

• Ziagen (abacavir sulfate)
• Trizivir (abacavir sulfate, lamivudine, and zidovudine)
• Triumeq (abacavir, dolutegravir, and lamivudine film-coated tablets)
• Apretude (cabotegravir extended-release injectable suspension)
• Cabenuva (cabotegravir; rilpivirine extended-release injectable suspension)
• Vocabria (cabotegravir tablets for oral use)
• Combivir (lamivudine, zidovudine)
• Complera (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets)
• Prezista (darunavir)
• Prezcobix (darunavir and cobicistat tablets)
• Symtuza (darunavir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir  alafenamide tablets)
• Rescriptor (delavirdine mesylate)
• Delstrigo (doravirine, lamivudine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets)
• Descovy (emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide tablets)
• Videx EC (didanosine delayed-release capsules)
• Videx (didanosine pediatric powder for oral solution)
• Dutrebis (lamivudine and raltegravir film-coated tablets)
• Sustiva (efavirenz)
• Egrifta (tesamorelin injection)
• Egrifta SV (tesamorelin for injection)
• Vitekta (elvitegravir tablets)
• Genvoya (elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide tablets)
• Stribild (elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, tenofovir df)
• Epivir (lamivudine)
• Hivid (zalcitabine)
• Isentress (raltegravir tablets)
• Megace (megestrol acetate)
• Viracept (nelfinavir mesylate)
• Viramune (nevirapine)
• Zerit (stavudine)
• Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)

The following supplements are related to Retrovir IV, and may be used together with the drug:

• Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
• Glutamine (s.)
• Hydroxymethylbutyrate (Hmb) (s.)
• L-Arginine (s.)
• Lentinan (s.)
• Marijuana (s.)
• Saccharomyces Boulardii (s.)
• Same (s.)
• Sangre De Grado (s.)
• Vitamin A (s.)
• Whey Protein (s.)