ANTIVIRAL AGENTS
Anti-herpes drugs
Nucleoside analog – DNA polymerase inhibitors (NA)
- Acyclovir
- Penciclovir
- Famciclovir (prodrug of Pencyclovir)
- Ganciclovir
- Valganciclovir (prodrug of Gancyclovir)
- Cidofovir
- Foscarnet
- Fomivirsen sodium [Against HβHV5 – Cytomegalovirus (CMV)] Antisense phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN)
- Idoxuridine – treatment of HIV keratitis – uncommonly used as anti-herpesvirus
- Trifluridine – treatment of HIV keratitis – uncommonly used as anti-herpesvirus
Anti-influenza drugs
Influenza A M2 protein inhibitors (RNA synthesis inhibitors)
- Amantadine [influenza A, antiparkinsonian, antihyperalgesia in postherpetic neuralgia]
- Rimantadine
Neuroaminidase inhibitor
Anti-hepatitis drugs
Nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NARTI)
- Ribavirin [Active against HCV and other RNA viruses]
- Interferon
- Lamivudine [Active against HIV and HBV]
- Tenofovir [Active against HIV and HBV]
- Adefovir
Interferons (INFs)
- Interferon alpha-2B [produced by recombinant DNA technology]
