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List of Antiviral Drugs Antiviral Use Manufacturer Component Type Year approved Abacavir: HIV: ViiV Healthcare: Nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) 1998 Acyclovir (Aciclovir) Herpes Simplex, chickenpox, [2] varicella zoster virus: guanosine analogue RTI 1981 Adefovir: Hepatitis B [3] Gilead Sciences RTI 2002 , 2003 Amantadine
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV. Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used for treating viral infections. [1] Most antivirals target specific viruses, while a broad-spectrum antiviral is effective against a wide range of viruses. [2] Antiviral drugs are a class of antimicrobials, a larger group which also includes antibiotic (also termed ...
Vidarabine is an antiviral, active against herpes viruses, poxviruses, rhabdoviruses, hepadnaviruses and some RNA tumour viruses. A 3% ophthalmic ointment Vira-A is used in the treatment of acute keratoconjunctivitis and recurrent superficial keratitis caused by HSV-1 and HSV-2. [ 29]
Pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) is a ribosome inactivating protein that provides pokeweed plants protection against both viral and fungal infections. [1] It also protects other types of plants that have genetically engineered to express RAP that do not normally do so. [1] Recombinant PAP has also been proposed as a treatment of human diseases ...
Protease inhibitors ( PIs) are medications that act by interfering with enzymes that cleave proteins. Some of the most well known are antiviral drugs widely used to treat HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and COVID-19. These protease inhibitors prevent viral replication by selectively binding to viral proteases (e.g. HIV-1 protease) and blocking ...
William Herman Prusoff (June 25, 1920 – April 3, 2011) was a pharmacologist who was an early innovator in antiviral drugs, developing idoxuridine, the first antiviral agent approved by the FDA, in the 1950s, and co-developing (with Tai-shun Lin) stavudine, one of the earliest AIDS drugs, in the mid-1980s. [1]
Here’s what to know. Hanh Truong. If you recently tested positive for COVID-19, you may be eligible for antiviral treatments to help reduce your infection. Earlier this year, when the omicron ...
Antiviral Therapy is an official publication of the International Society for Antiviral Research . The journal was established in 1996 by Douglas D. Richman ( University of California, San Diego) and Joep M.A. Lange ( University of Amsterdam ), who still as of 2013 serve as the joint editors-in-chief. The first two issues were published by ...