2',3'-Dideoxycytidine (ddC)

2',3'-dideoxycytidine (ddC) is a prescribed pharmaceutical used in the treatment of AIDS, often in combination with AZT (3'-azidothymidine) or other drugs. Although this drug therapy does not cure the deadly malady, dideoxycytidine and its relatives help slow down the destruction of the patient's immune system by the HIV virus.