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HLSC 220 Pharmacotherapeutics for Health Professionals 💊 > Treatment of Viral Infections - Ch. 97 & 98 > Flashcards

Treatment of Viral Infections - Ch. 97 & 98 Flashcards

1
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What are viruses?

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Tiny microorganisms that infect and replicate insiede host cells

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2
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What is SARS CoV -2?

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Virus = Severe acute respirotory syndrome coronavirus 2

Disease is called Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

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What are some problems associated with viral treatments?

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Viruses are difficult to kill because they live inside host cells
- any drug that kills a virus may also kill cells

Viral infections are often initially asymptomatic
- delay of treatment until infection is well established (extensive replication)

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4
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What is the best response to viral infections?

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Competent immune system
-Good immune system with eliminate/destroy virus replication

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A healthy immune system works _______________ with the drug to eliminate or suppress viral activity

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Synergistically

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6
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Who has frequent viral infections?

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Immunocomprimised patients
-Cancer pt. leukemia, lymphoma
-Transplant pt. (immunosuppressants)!!!
-AIDS (attacks immune system)

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How do most antiviral drugs work?

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Inhibit replication of the virus inside the host cell
-Doesn’t directly destroy mature virions

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8
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What viruses are controlled by current antiviral therapy?

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Hepatitis virus
Herpes virus
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Influenza virus (Flu)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

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What are the 2 families of antiviral medications?

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Antiretroviral drugs
Antiviral drugs

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What are antiretrovirals used to treat?

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infections caused by HIV, the virus that causes AIDS

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What are antivirals used to treat?

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Infections caused by viruses

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12
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HIV is a member of which family?

A

Retroviruses
-Host cells turn DNA into RNA
retroviruses reverse it

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HIV is a virus that leads to what syndrome?

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Aquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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14
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How is HIV transmitted?

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Sexual activity
Intravenous drug use
Mother to fetus

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15
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Whata re the 5 oppurtunist infections seen in HIV-infected patients?

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Protozoal
Fungal
Viral
Bacterial
Oppurtunistic neoplasias

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What are protozoal opportunistic infections?

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Toxoplasmosis of the brain, others

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What are fungal opportunistic infections?

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Candidiasis of lungs, esophagus, trachea
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneuomonia, others

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What are viral opportunistic infections?

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CMV, HSV, others

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What are bacterial opportunistic infections?

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Various mycobacterial infections, others
Extra pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)

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What are Opportunistic neoplasias?

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Kaposi’s sarcoma, others

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What are the 3 focused groups of antivirals for HIV (antiretrovirals)?

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Reverse transcriptase inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Integrase inhibitors

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How do Reverse transcriptase inhibitors (RTIs) work?

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Block activity of the enzyme reverse transcriptase and prevents production of new DNA from viral RNA

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Whata re the subclasses of RTIs?

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Nucleoside RTIs (NRTIs)
Non-nuceloside RTIs (NNRTIs)

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What do NRTIs do?

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Competes with cell nucelosides for DNA syntehsis

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Example of NRTI?

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Zidovudine (AZT: Azidothymidine)

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What is the major adverse effect associated with NRTIs?

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Bone marrow supression
-anemia and neutropenia

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How do Protease inhbitors (PIs) work?

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Inhbit the retroviral protease enzyme which prevents viral protein preparation

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What adverse effects are associated with PIs? (protease inhibitors)

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Hyperglycemia, new/exacerbate diabetes

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What are some examples of protease inhibitors?

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!! Ritonavir
atazanavir sulfate
fosamprenavir
indinavir
nelfinavir

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30
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Ritonavir has many what?

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Drug-drug interactions
CYP450 inhibitor and inducer

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What is the full name for integrase inhibitors?

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HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs)

32
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How do INSTIs work?

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Inhbits insertion of HIV DNA into CD4 (T-helper) cell DNA

33
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Examples of INSTIs?

A

Raltegravir
Dolutegravir
Bictegravir
Elvitegravir

34
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What is essential for HIV treatment?

A

Combination therapy

35
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What is the name of anti-viral therapy used to treat HIV?

A

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)

36
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What is the goal of HAART?

A

Reduce HIV in plasma - viral load
= no AIDS development
= cannot pass virus to other people

37
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What are some HIV anti-viral drug combos?

A

2 NRTIs + 1 NNRTI
2 NRTIs + 1 or 2 Protease inhibitors

BIKTARVY bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir
alafenamide

38
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What is BIKTARVY?

A

Single tab treatment of HIV-1 infection (Aug 2018)
Intergrase inhibitor + 2 NRTIs

39
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What is taken to prevent acquisition of HIV infection by uninfected persons?

A

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as a daily drug regime

40
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What is Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)?

A

Tenofovir and emtricitabine
2 rti combination

41
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What is taken very soon after possible exposure to HIV?

A

Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)

42
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When can you start PEP?

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Within 3 days
-Lasts 28 days

43
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Example of PEP drugs?

A

Raltegravir + tenofovir + emtricitabine

44
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What are the types of influenza virus?

A

A (~96%)
B
C

45
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Which influenza virus has less severe symptoms?

A

Influenza C

46
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What does influenza A have on the surface of its virus?

A

H and N surface proteins
e.g, H1N1, H3N2

47
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What are the different kinds of Hepatitis viruses?

A

A, B, C, D, E, G

48
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What viruses belong to the Herpesvirus group?

A

Varicella zoster virus
Herpes simplex viruses
Cytomegalovirus

49
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What viruses are part of Varicella zoster?

A

Varicella = Chickenpox
Herpes Zoster = Shingles

50
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What are the first two kinds of herpes?

A

HSV-1 = oral herpes
HSV-2 = genital herpes

51
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What antivirals are used for influenza?

A

Neuraminidase inhibitors

52
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How do neuraminidase inhibitors work?

A

Prevents realse of virus from host cell

53
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Examples of neuraminidase inhbitor drugs?

A

Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)
zanamivir

54
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Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is active against which types of influenza?

A

influenza A and B virus

55
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What adverse effects are associated with Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)?

A

GI disturbances
-nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

56
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Treatment of influenza should being within what?

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2 days of influenza symptom onset

57
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When can neuraminidase inhibitors be used prophylactically?

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When vaccination is not possible or in early stages of infection

58
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Neuraminidase inhibitors were stock piled to use during what?

A

Swine (H1N1) flu

59
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Neuraminidase inhibitors can reduce what when used therapeutically?

A

Recovery time

60
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What is a newer flu drug?

A

Baloxavir
-Single dose regime

61
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Baloxavir has equal effectiveness to which drug?

A

Oseltamivir

62
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What drugs are used for Herpes virus (VZV and HSV)?

A

DNA polymerase inhibitors

63
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How do DNA polymerase inhibitors work?

A

Act as synthetic nucleoside analogues which stops viral DNA syntehsis

64
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Example of DNA polymerase inhbitor drug used to treat herpes virus?

A

Acyclovir (Zovirax)

65
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What is Acyclovir used for?

A

Suppress replication of Herpes (HSV-1, HSV-2, VZV)
-For treatment of initial and recurrent episodes of these infections

66
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What are the available forms of acyclovir?

A

Oral
Topical
Parenteral

67
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What is Cytomegalovirus (CMV)?

A

Member of herpes virus family
Many have the virus but don’t show symptoms

68
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How is cytomegalovirus spread?

A

Bodily fluids
-high risk in immunocomprimised patients

69
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What drugs are used for cytomegalovirus (CMV)?

A

DNA Polymerase inhibitors

70
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Exampels of DNA polymerase inhibitors used to treat CMV?

A

Ganciclovir

71
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What can ganciclovir affect?

A

Brain, eye, lung and GI tract

72
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Ganciclover is used to treat CMV ________?

A

CMV retinitis
-Ophthalmic form surgically implanted

73
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What are the available forms of Ganciclovir?

A

Oral
Parenteral

74
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What antiviral DNA polymerase inhibitor is used to treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and hepatitis C?

A

Ribavirin (mechanism unclear)

75
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How is Ribavirin administered?

A

PO or nasal inhalation

76
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Which patients is Ribavirin nasal inhalation used?

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Hospitalized infants with RSV

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