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Vira-A Vidarabine

Vidarabine or 9-β-D-arabinofuranosyladenine (ara-A) is an antiviral drug which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses. Contents 1 Discovery 2 Mode of action 3 Mode of resistance 4 Synthesis, preparation and isolation 5 Selectivity 6 Clinical indication 7 References Discovery In the 1950s two nucleosides were isolated from the Caribbean sponge Tethya crypta: spongothymidine and spongouridine; which contained D-arabinose rather than D-ribose. These compounds l...

Viread Tenofovir, PMPA

Tenofovir disoproxil, sold under the trade name Viread among others, is a medication used to treat chronic hepatitis B and to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.[1] It is generally recommended for use with other antiretrovirals.[1] It may be used for prevention of HIV/AIDS among those at high risk before exposure, and after a needlestick injury or other potential exposure.[1] It is sold both by itself and together in combinations such as emtricitabine/t...

Virend SP-303

Virilon Methyltestosterone

Methyltestosterone, sold under the brand names Android, Metandren, and Testred among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used in the treatment of low testosterone levels in men, delayed puberty in boys, at low doses as a component of menopausal hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms like hot flashes, osteoporosis, and low sexual desire in women, and to treat breast cancer in women.[4][5][11][12]...

Zovirax Acyclovir

Aciclovir (ACV), also known as acyclovir,[3] is an antiviral medication.[4] It is primarily used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus infections, chickenpox, and shingles.[5] Other uses include prevention of cytomegalovirus infections following transplant and severe complications of Epstein–Barr virus infection.[5][6] It can be taken by mouth, applied as a cream, or injected.[5] Common ...

Picovir Pleconaril

Pleconaril (Picovir[1]) is an antiviral drug that was being developed by Schering-Plough for prevention of asthma exacerbations and common cold symptoms in patients exposed to picornavirus respiratory infections.[2] Pleconaril, administered either orally or intranasally, is active against viruses in the Picornaviridae family, including Enterovirus[3] and Rhinovirus.[4] It has shown useful activity against the dangerous enteroviru...

Viracept Nelfinavir

Nelfinavir (NFV; brand name Viracept) is an antiretroviral drug used in the treatment of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Nelfinavir belongs to the class of drugs known as protease inhibitors (PIs) and like other PIs is almost always used in combination with other antiretroviral drugs. Nelfinavir has been shown to be potentially active against SARS-coronavirus, and is being tested to treat COVID-19. Nelfinavir is an orally bioavailable human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1 protease inhibi...

ViraMedx Echinacea

Echinacea /knei/ is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family. It has ten species, which are commonly called coneflowers. They are found only in eastern and central North America, where they grow in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming in summer. The generic name is derived from the Greek word χνος (ekhinos), meaning "sea urchin", due to the spiny central disk. These flowering plants and t...

Viramune Nevirapine

Nevirapine (NVP), sold under the brand name Viramune among others, is a medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS, specifically HIV-1.[3] It is generally recommended for use with other antiretroviral medications.[3] It may be used to prevent mother to child spread during birth but is not recommended following other exposures.[3] It is taken by mouth.[3] Common side effects include rash, headache, nausea, feeling tired, and li...

Virazole Ribavirin

Ribavirin, also known as tribavirin, is an antiviral medication used to treat RSV infection, hepatitis C and some viral hemorrhagic fevers.[1] For hepatitis C, it is used in combination with other medications such as simeprevir, sofosbuvir, peginterferon alfa-2b or peginterferon alfa-2a.[1] Among the viral hemorrhagic fevers it is used for Lassa fever, Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Hantavirus infection but should not be used for Ebola or Marburg in...

Viroptic Trifluridine

Trifluridine (also called trifluorothymidine; abbreviation TFT or FTD[1]) is an anti-herpesvirus antiviral drug, used primarily on the eye. It was sold under the trade name Viroptic by Glaxo Wellcome, now merged into GlaxoSmithKline. The brand is now owned by Monarch Pharmaceuticals, which is wholly owned by King Pharmaceuticals. Trifluridine was approved for medical use in 1980.[2] It is also a component of the anti-cancer drug trifluridine/tipiracil, which is...

Fluvirin Influenza Virus Vaccine

Influenza vaccines, also known as flu jabs or flu shots, are vaccines that protect against infection by influenza viruses.[3] New versions of the vaccines are developed twice a year, as the influenza virus rapidly changes.[3] While their effectiveness varies from year to year, most provide modest to high protection against influenza.[3][4] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that vaccinati...

Adefovir Drug Index

Adefovir is a prescription medicine used to treat (chronic) infections with hepatitis B virus. A prodrug form of adefovir was previously called bis-POM PMEA, with trade names Preveon and Hepsera. It is an orally administered nucleotide analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (ntRTI). It can be formulated as the pivoxil prodrug adefovir dipivoxil. Contents 1 Uses 2 History 3 Mechanism of action 4 References 5 External links Uses It is used for treatment of hepatitis B.[1&#93...

Foscavir Foscarnet

Foscarnet (phosphonomethanoic acid), known by its brand name Foscavir, is an antiviral medication which is primarily used to treat viral infections involving the Herpesviridae family. It is classified as a pyrophosphate analog DNA polymerase inhibitor. Foscarnet is the conjugate base of a chemical compound with the formula HO2CPO3H2. Foscarnet was approved for medical use in 1991.[2] Contents 1 Medical use 2 Mechanism of action 3 Administration 4 Side effects 5 References 6 ...

Virulizin Drug Index

Immunotherapy or biological therapy is the treatment of disease by activating or suppressing the immune system. Immunotherapies designed to elicit or amplify an immune response are classified as activation immunotherapies, while immunotherapies that reduce or suppress are classified as suppression immunotherapies. In recent years,[when?] immunotherapy has become of great interest to researchers, clinicians and pharmaceutical companies, particularly in its promise to treat vari...

Zovirax IV Acyclovir

Aciclovir (ACV), also known as acyclovir,[3] is an antiviral medication.[4] It is primarily used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus infections, chickenpox, and shingles.[5] Other uses include prevention of cytomegalovirus infections following transplant and severe complications of Epstein–Barr virus infection.[5][6] It can be taken by mouth, applied as a cream, or injected.[5] Common ...

Antiviral Drug Category

Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used specifically for treating viral infections.[1] Like antibiotics for bacteria, specific antivirals are used for specific viruses. Unlike most antibiotics, antiviral drugs do not destroy their target pathogen; instead they inhibit their development. Antiviral drugs are one class of antimicrobials, a larger group which also includes antibiotic (also termed antibacterial), antifungal and antiparasitic drugs. They are relatively harmless to the host, ...

Ribavirin Drug Index

Ribavirin, also known as tribavirin, is an antiviral medication used to treat RSV infection, hepatitis C and some viral hemorrhagic fevers.[1] For hepatitis C, it is used in combination with other medications such as simeprevir, sofosbuvir, peginterferon alfa-2b or peginterferon alfa-2a.[1] Among the viral hemorrhagic fevers it is used for Lassa fever, Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Hantavirus infection but should not be used for Ebola or Marburg in...

Acyclovir Drug Index

Aciclovir (ACV), also known as acyclovir,[3] is an antiviral medication.[4] It is primarily used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus infections, chickenpox, and shingles.[5] Other uses include prevention of cytomegalovirus infections following transplant and severe complications of Epstein–Barr virus infection.[5][6] It can be taken by mouth, applied as a cream, or injected.[5] Common ...

Cidofovir Drug Index

Cidofovir, brand name Vistide, is an injectable antiviral medication primarily used as a treatment for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis (an infection of the retina of the eye) in people with AIDS.[2][3] Cidofovir was approved for medical use in 1996.[4] Contents 1 Medical use 1.1 DNA virus 1.2 Other 2 Administration 3 Side effects 3.1 Contraindications 3.2 Interactions 4 Mechanism of action 5 History 6 Synthesis 7 See also 8 References ...

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