Treatment for Flu Flashcards

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Zanamivir

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(Inhalation)
Neuraminidase Inhibitors

MOA: inhibits viral neuraminidase –> interferes with release of progeny influenza virus

AE:
Cough
Headache

CI:
Milk protein hypersensitivity
COPD
Asthma

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Oseltamivir

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(PO)
Neuraminidase Inhibitors

MOA: inhibits viral neuraminidase

AE:
Headache
N/V

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Peramivir

A

(PO)
Neuraminidase Inhibitors

MOA: inhibits viral neuraminidase

AE: Diarrhea

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4
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Amantadine

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MOA: interferes with M2 protein on influenza A virus –> inhibition of acid-mediated dissociation of the ribonucleic-protein complex

AE:
CNS effects (insomnia, nervousness, light-headedness)
GI

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