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Recommended Text Zidovudine PACKAGE LEAFLET PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER {(Invented) name strength pharmaceutical form} Zidovudine Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine. - Keep this leaflet; you may need to read it again. - If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor, health care provider or pharmacist. - This medicine has been prescribed for you personally, and you should not pass it on to others. It may harm them even if their symptoms are the same as yours. In this leaflet: 1. What product name is and what it is used for 2. Before you take product name 3. How to take product name 4. Possible side effects 5. Storing product name 6. Further information  1. WHAT PRODUCT NAME IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR product name belongs to a group of antiviral medicines, also known as antiretrovirals, called nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). These are used to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. product name is used in antiretroviral combination therapy for the treatment of HIV infection. product name reduces the amount of HIV virus in your body, and keeps it at a low level. It also increases CD4 cell counts. CD4 cells are a type of white blood cell that plays an important role in maintaining a healthy immune system to help fight infection. Response to treatment with product name varies between patients. Your doctor, health care provider will be monitoring the effectiveness of your treatment. product name may improve your condition, but it is not a cure for your HIV infection. HIV infection is a disease spread by contact with blood or sexual contact with an infected individual. Treatment with product name has not been shown to reduce the risk of passing HIV infection on to others by sexual contact or by blood transfer. Therefore, you must continue to take appropriate precautions to avoid giving the virus to others.