Antiviral Drugs

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Antiviral drugs are used to treat diseases caused by viruses, such as AIDS, genital herpes, influenza, chickenpox, shingles, and cold sores.

For interactions involving a specific antiviral drug, refer to the highlighted medications listed below.

Categories

Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, AIDS Therapy

• Abacavir (Ziagen®)
• Delavirdine (Rescriptor®)
• Didanosine (Videx®)
• Efavirenz (Sustiva®)
• Lamivudine (Epivir®, Epivir-HBV®)
• Nevirapine (Viramune®)
• Stavudine (Zerit®)
• Zalcitabine (Hivid®)
• Zidovudine (Retrovir®)
• Zidovudine and Lamivudine (Combivir®)

Protease Inhibitors, AIDS Therapy

• Amprenavir (Agenerase®)
• Indinavir (Crixivan®)
• Nelfinavir (Viracept®)
• Ritonavir (Norvir®)
• Saquinavir (Fortovase®, Invirase®)

Herpes Therapy

• Oral acyclovir (Zovirax®)
• Cidofovir (Vistide® for Injection)
• Famciclovir (Famvir®)
• Gancyclovir (Cytovene®)
• Valacyclovir (Valtrex®)

Miscellaneous Antiviral

• Amantadine (Symmetrel®)
• Interferon (Alferon N Injection®, Infergen®, Intron A® for Injection)
• Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®)
• Palivizumab (Synagis®)
• Ribavirin (Virazole®)
• Ribavirin and Interferon (Rebetron®)
• Rimantadine (Flumadine®)
• Zanamivir (Relenza®)

Herbs

For interactions involving a specific Antiviral Drug, see the individual drug article. For interactions involving an Antiviral Drug for which no separate article exists, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

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Last Review: 01-21-2009

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