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Acyclovir

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zoviraxnounan oral antiviral drug (trade name zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms

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zoviraxnounan 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.
valacyclovirnounAlternative 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.
acycloguanosinenounA 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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