Didanosine
Also known as dideoxyinosine, Videx EC®, 9-((2R,5S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-1H-purin-6(9H)-one, 2,3-dideoxyinosine, DDI, ddIno, 9-[(2R,5S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]-1,9-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one, 2′,3′-dideoxyinosine
Didanosine, sold under the brand name Videx among others, is a medication used to treat HIV/AIDS. It is used in combination with other medications as part of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). It is of the reverse-transcriptase inhibitor class.
Key facts
- Drug.NIAID_ChemDB
- 000004
- Drug.Watchedfields
- changed
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 458775891
- Drug.image
- Didanosin.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.width
- 200
- Drug.image2
- Didanosine ball-and-stick model.png
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- Drug.tradename
- Videx, Videx EC
- Drug.MedlinePlus
- a691006
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- B2
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- By mouth
- Drug.ATC_prefix