====== Stavudine ====== Neuropathies associated with drugs used to treat HIV 1. nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors a) zidovudine (Retrovir®) (formerly AZT) b) didanosine (ddI; Videx®): (formerly dideoxyinosine) can cause a painful dose-related neuropathy ((Drugs for HIV Infection. Med Letter. 2000; 42:1–6)) c) stavudine (d4T; Zerit®): can cause sensory neuropathy which usually improves when d4 T is discontinued, and may not recur if restarted at lower dose ((Drugs for HIV Infection. Med Letter. 2000; 42:1–6)).