Anti-viral drugs Flashcards
Acyclovir is used against what viral pathogens?
HSV-1 and HSV-2
Ganciclovir and Foscarnet for what viral disease?
CMV
What drug gets monophosphorylated by a viral thymidine-kinase (TK), then converted to nucleotide analogs (triphosphorylated form) by host cell kinases?
Acyclovir
Acyclovir-triphosphate is both a substrate for and inhibitor of viral _______-polymerase
DNA
When incorporated into the DNA molecule, acts as a chain terminator except what drug?
Famciclovir
What two problems is Acyclovir the drug of choice?
Ophthalmic preparation is used to treat herpes simplex dendritic keratitis Topical application for mucocutaneous herpetic infections in immunocompromised patients
What drug reduces symptoms if used early in chickenpox Decrease acute neuritis in shingles but has no effect on post herpetic neuralgia (PHN)?
Acyclovir
What are the ADR for Acyclovir?
GI problems, Nephrotoxicity, Neurotoxicity, not hematotoxic
What drug causes chain termination like acyclovir?
Ganciclovir
What does Ganciclovir cause that Acyclovir does not, and why is that?
Hematotoxicity, Ganciclovir can be phosphorylated by a number of different kinases
Foscarnet is not a what?
Antimetabolite and nucleoside analog
What is the mechanism of action of Foscarnet? What is Foscarnet used for via if resistance is an issue?
Inhibits viral DNA and RNA polymerase Acyclovir-resistant strains of HSV
What are the adverse drug reactions of Foscarnet? How must the drug be given and where can the drug reach?
Pentamidine
Nephrotoxicity, hypocalemia, and arrhythmias CNS and given IV
A HIV patient develops CMV retinitis. Which drug would you give?
Ganciclovir
If a patient develops Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), which drug would u give?
Cotrimoxazole
Cotrimoxazole + Ganciclovir can cause what problem? What is the alternative drug?
Bone Marrow Foscarnet
If you cannot give cotrimoxazole due to bone marrow suppression, then to treat PCP you have to give what? (answer is not an anti-viral drug)
Pentamidine
Pentamidine and Foscarnet cannot be given together due to what?
Heavy nephrotoxicity
Besides acyclovir, what drug is converted by cellular enzymes to its triphosphate analog, which inhibits viral DNA synthesis? not a -cyclovir drug
Trifluridine