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AZT: The First Drug to Treat HIV Infection is approved...



Item # 717448

March 21, 1987

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, PA, March 21, 1987  The front page has "U.S. licenses first drug to treat AIDS",  which continues on an inside page with the related heading: "FDA quickly licenses a drug to treat AIDS", and includes a photo. This tells of  AZT: The First Drug to Treat HIV Infection. While in time its use would be controversial, it was the first drug to provide hope for those suffering with HIV/AIDS.
Other news of the day is found throughout.
All major sections are present, complete, and in good condition.

Item from last month's catalog - #358 released for September, 2025

Category: The 20th Century