Antivirals Flashcards
How do most Anti-herpes drugs work?
Theyre nucleoside analgues that interfere with nucleic acid synthesis
What anti-herpes drugs arnt nucleoside analagues?
Foscarnet & Cidofovir
Name all the anti-herpes nucleoside analogues
Aciclovir Famciclovir Vacciclovir Ganciclovir Valganciclovir (pro-ganciclovir)
What are the 3 categories of Anti-HIV drugs?
Nucleoside analogue
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Protease Inhibitor
What are the anti-viral nucleoside inhibitors?
Zidovudine (ZDV, AZT)
What are the non-nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors?
Nevirapine
What are the protease inhibitors?
Saquinovir
What drugs are used for Viral respiratory infections & which is a nucleoside analogue?
Oseltamavir
Zanamavir
Ribavarin (nucleoside analogue)
What are the 4 anti-virals for chronic HEP B or C?
Lamivudine
Adefovir Dipivoxil
Ribavarin
Interferon-alpha
Which chronic HEPB/C drug is a nucleoside analogue?
Lamivudine
Which antivirals target HSV?
Aciclovir
Famciclovir
Valaciclovir
Foscarnet
How would you treat shingles?
Famciclovir & valaciclovir
What would treat Varicella-Zoster Virus VZV?
Aciclovir
Foscarnet
How do you treat CMV?
Cidofovir
Valganciclovir
Ganciclovir
Foscarnet
What does foscarnet treat?
All 3 herpes viruses bar EBV
What does cidofovir treat?
CMV retinitis
What does aciclovir treat?
HSV & VZV
What does famciclovir & valciclovir treat?
HSV & shingles
What does Ganciclovir & valanciclovir treat?
CMV
How can aciclovir be given?
Orally
IV
Topically