Antiviral agent
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Used for
256U87, antiretroviral agent, antiviral nucleoside analog, HIV protease inhibitor, mamantine, phosphonylmethoxypropyl adenine
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Broader Terms
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Narrower Terms
abacavir, acyclovir, adefovir, amantadine, amprenavir, antiAIDS agent, castanospermine, cidofovir, delavirdine, dihydroxypropoxymethylguanine, efavirenz, floxuridine, foscarnet, idoxuridine, indinavir, interferon inducer, lobucavir, lopinavir, michellamine, nelfinavir, pentamidine, reverse transcriptase inhibitor, ritonavir, saquinavir, valacyclovir
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Related Terms
HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy)
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Scope Note
drug that destroys viruses or prevents their growth or replication.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Discovery of a new antiviral agent is a complex and costly process, typically requiring evaluation of many tens of thousands of s in several assays.
- A new antiviral agent is now available for chronic HBV infection: Adefovir dipivoxil (AD) is the prodrug of adefovir, a nucleoside analogue active against HBV DNA polymerase.
- Data from this first investigation of the pharmacokinetics of Cc3Ado indicate that this antiviral agent is rapidly distributed and eliminated from the plasma and that distribution to tissues is widespread and rapid.
- In a more preferred embodiment, the antiviral agent is selected from the group of acyclovir, tamvir, penciclovir, and mixtures thereof.
- Therefore, if an influenza antiviral agent is to be given as prophylaxis to high-risk persons and treatment for infected persons, it should be administered as early in the outbreak as possible to reduce viral transmission (916;941;980).
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