Didanosine
Company
Barr Laboratories, Inc.
Use
Treatment of HIV infection with dideoxyinosine (generic equivalent for Videx® EC)
Features
Generic version of 2nd FDA approved AIDS drug
NIH Contribution
Discovery and early drug development of dideoxyinosine (ddI)
Approval Type
FDA
HHS Institute/Agency
NCI
Inventor(s)
R. Yarchoan and H. Mitsuya
Year
2005
Tech Cat
Therapeutic