Anti-viral Drugs

Question 1

What is oseltamivir used for treatment of?

Answer 1

Influenza (respiratory infection)

Question 2

What is saquinavir used for the treatment of?

Answer 2

HIV

Question 3

What is efavirenz used for the treatment of?

Answer 3

HIV

Question 4

What is ribavarin used for the treatment of?

Answer 4

Respiratory syncytial infection

Question 5

What is cidofovir used for the treatment of?

Answer 5

Cyanomegalo virus retinitis (as a last resort)

Question 6

What is famciclovir and valaciclovir used for the treatment of?

Answer 6

HSV and shingles

Question 7

What is darunavir used for the treatment of?

Answer 7

HIV

Question 8

What is nevirapine used for the treatment of?

Answer 8

HIV

Question 9

What drug combination is an initial treatment for chronic hepatitis C?

Answer 9

pegylated Interferon-A injection weekly and daily oral ribavarin

Question 10

What is foscarnet used for the treatment of?

Answer 10

HSV, CMV, VZV (which are resistant to nucleoside analogue drugs)

Question 11

What is used for the treatment of cytomegalovirus?

Answer 11

Ganciclovir and valganciclovir

Question 12

How is ganciclovir and valganciclovir administered?

Answer 12

Ganciclovir is administered IV
Valganciclovir is administered orally (its a prodrug of ganciclovir so is safer)

Question 13

What side effect does foscarnet cause?

Answer 13

Highly nephrotoxic

Question 14

Name 2 non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors used for the treatment of HIV.

Answer 14

Nevirapine and efivirenz

Question 15

Name 2 protease inhibitors used for the treatment of HIV.

Answer 15

Saquinavir and darunavir

Question 16

What is lamivudine used for the treatment of?

Answer 16

HIV

Question 17

What is tenofovir used for the treatment of?

Answer 17

Hepatitis b