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AZT (Zidovudine, Retrovir )
                           ®
              GROUNDING medication for personnel on flight status
        Indications: Treatment of HIV infection
        Dose: 300mg bid
        Contraindications: Known allergy to medication
        Pregnancy Category C
        Side-effects:
        •   Body as a whole:
          °   Back pain
          °   Chest pain
          °   Flu-like syndrome
          °   Generalized pain
        •   Cardiovascular:
          ° °   Cardiomyopathy
   SECTION 3  •   Endocrine:
             Syncope
             Gynecomastia
          °
        •   Eye:
          °   Macular edema
        •   Gastrointestinal:
          °   Dysphagia
          °   Flatulence
          °   Oral mucosa pigmentation
          °   Mouth ulcer
          °   Nausea
          °   Vomiting
          °   Diarrhea
        •   General:
          °   Anaphylaxis
          °   Angioedema
          °   Vasculitis
        •   Heme and lymphatic:
          °   Aplastic anemia
          °   Hemolytic anemia
          °   Leukopenia
          °   Lymphadenopathy
          °   Pancytopenia with marrow hypoplasia
          °   Pure red cell aplasia
        •   Hepatobiliary tract and pancreas:
          °   Hepatitis
          290  SECTION 3   RECOMMENDED DRUG LIST (RDL)
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