Antivirals Flashcards
Which drug is used for HSV and VZV?
Acyclovir
Which drugs are an acyclic guanine derivative?
Acyclovir
Ganiciclovir
What are the antivirals for CMV?
Ganciclovir
Cidofovir
Foscarnet
Which drug is a cytosine nucleotide analog?
Cidofovir
Which drug is an inorganic pyrophosphate analog?
Foscarnet
Which drug is 100 times more effective than Acyclovir for CMV?
Ganiciclovir
Which drug is only anti-HSV for IV use?
Acyclovir
Which drug is selectively activated and accumulates only in the infected cells?
Acyclovir
Which drug requires no phosphorylation and will not compete with the nucleosides?
Foscarnet
Which drug is a nucleotide so it only requires 2 phosphorylation steps and is independent of viral enzymes?
Cidofovir
Which class is Zidovudine (Azidothrymidine-AZT) in?
Nucleoside-RTIs
Which class is Tenofovir in?
Nucleotide-TRIs
Which class is Nevirapine in?
NNRTIs
Which class is Ritonavir and Saquinavir in?
Protease inhibitor
Which class is Enfuviritide in?
Fusion Inhibitor