🔄 Synonyms of "Acyclovir"
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| Word | Definition |
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| zoviraxnoun | an oral antiviral drug (trade name zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms |
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| Word | Definition |
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| zoviraxnoun | an oral antiviral drug (trade name zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms |
| triphosphatenoun | (chemistry) Any salt or ester containing three phosphate groups. |
| aciclovirnoun | (pharmacology) A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C₈H₁₁N₅O₃ used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax, Zovirax) chiefly in the treatment of chicken pox, shingles, the genital form of herpes simplex, and AIDS. |
| valacyclovirnoun | Alternative spelling of valaciclovir. [(pharmacology) An antiviral prodrug used in the management of herpes simplex and herpes zoster.] |
| desciclovirnoun | (pharmacology) A particular antiviral drug. |
| valaciclovirnoun | (pharmacology) An antiviral prodrug used in the management of herpes simplex and herpes zoster. |
| buciclovirnoun | (pharmacology) A particular antiviral drug. |
| amoxycillinnoun | (pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin. |
| abacavirnoun | (pharmacology) An antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate (C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄ in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infections. It is a synthetic nucleoside analog that acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase. It causes potentially serious hypersensitivity reactions in a small percentage of patients. |
| antiviral | (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus. |
| acycloguanosinenoun | A guanosine analogue antiviral drug. |
| ganciclovirnoun | (pharmacology) An antiviral medication C₉H₁₃N₅O₄ related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals. |
| penciclovirnoun | (pharmacology) A guanine analogue antiviral drug C₁₀H₁₅N₅O₃ that is used mostly topically for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis. |
| famciclovirnoun | (pharmacology) A prodrug form C₁₄H₁₉N₅O₄ of the antiviral agent penciclovir that after oral administration is converted to penciclovir by cellular kinases and that is used for the treatment of shingles and herpes genitalis. |
| cicloxolonenoun | (pharmacology) A particular antiviral drug. |
| gancyclovirnoun | (medicine) An antiviral drug used to treat cytomegalovirus infections |
| afovirsennoun | (pharmacology) A particular antiviral compound. |
| capravirinenoun | (pharmacology) A nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor [5-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)sulfanyl-4-propan-2-yl-1-(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]methyl carbamate. |
| adefovirnoun | (pharmacology) A drug used to treat hepatitis B and herpes simplex virus infection. |
| aceclofenacnoun | (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. |
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