Question

The nurse is providing counseling to a woman who is HIV positive and has just discovered that she is pregnant. Which anti-HIV drug is given to HIV-infected pregnant women to prevent transmission of the virus to the infant?

a. acyclovir (Zovirax)
b. zidovudine (Retrovir)
c. ribavirin (Virazole)
d. foscarnet (Foscavir)

Answer 1

Zidovudine (Retrovir) is the anti-HIV drug given to HIV-infected pregnant women to prevent transmission of the virus to the infant.

Step-by-step explanation:

The anti-HIV drug given to HIV-infected pregnant women to prevent transmission of the virus to the infant is zidovudine (Retrovir). Rates of mother-to-child transmission can be reduced by giving antiretroviral medications to the mother during pregnancy and to the infant after birth. Zidovudine is an antiretroviral medication commonly used for this purpose.