| abstract |
A composition delivering an HIV-inhibitory amount of an active compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R is OH, monophosphate, diphosphate, or triphosphate, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof; and wherein the means is a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In the preferred embodiment, an effective dose of 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxy-5-methylcytidine, or its derivatives, is administered in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to a patient for the treatment of AIDS. |