The Development of the First AIDS Drug
AZT was approved within two years, the fastest approval in US history at the time
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
March 20, 20149m 2s
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Show Notes
In 1987 the first successful drug treatment was developed for AIDS. AZT went from initial test to approval in just over two years, at the time it was fastest approval in US history.
Picture: Dr Samuel Broder and President Ronald Reagan. Credit: Ronald Reagan Library