Antiviral Drugs Question And Answers

Antiviral Drugs

 

Question 1. Write Short Note On Antiviral Drugs.
Answer:

Antiviral drugs are used to treat the viral diseases.

Antiviral Drugs Classification

• Antiherpes virus: Idoxuridine, acyclovir, valacyclovir, famciclovir, ganciclovir.
• Anti-retrovirus:
  • Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors: Zidovudine, didanosine, zalcitabine, stavudine, lamivudine, abacavir.
  • Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors: Nevirapine, efavirenz, delavirdine.
  • Protease inhibitors: Ritenavir, indinavir, nelfiavir, saquinavir, amprenavir, lopinavir
• Anti-influenza virus: Amantadine, rimantadine
• Nonselective antiviral drugs: Ribavirin, lamivudine, adefovir dipivoxil, interferon α.

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