- "Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used for treating viral infections."
Pharmaceuticals used to treat viral infections, including types, mechanisms of action, and limitations.
Virology: The study of viruses and their characteristics, including their structure, replication, and interaction with host cells.
Antiviral mechanisms: The various ways in which antiviral drugs target different stages of the viral life cycle, such as entry, replication, and assembly.
Drug development: The process of discovering, designing, and testing new antiviral drugs, including the preclinical and clinical stages.
Viral infections: The types of viral infections that can be treated with antiviral drugs, such as influenza, herpes, HIV, and hepatitis.
Resistance: The potential for viral resistance to antiviral drugs and ways to prevent and manage it.
Combination therapy: The use of multiple antiviral drugs simultaneously to improve treatment outcomes and reduce the risk of resistance.
Pharmacology: The study of how drugs interact with the body and affect its functions, including how antiviral drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted.
Adverse effects: The potential side effects and toxicities associated with the use of antiviral drugs, including drug interactions and drug-induced organ damage.
Monitoring therapy: The importance of monitoring viral load and other laboratory markers to assess the effectiveness of antiviral therapy and adjust the regimen as needed.
Resistance testing: The use of molecular and phenotypic assays to detect viral resistance to antiviral drugs and guide treatment decisions.
Public health implications: The role of antiviral drugs in preventing and controlling viral infections on a global scale, including their use in epidemic and pandemic situations.
Patient education: The importance of educating patients about their antiviral therapy, including the dosing regimen, potential side effects, and measures to prevent viral transmission to others.
- "Most antivirals target specific viruses, while a broad-spectrum antiviral is effective against a wide range of viruses."
- "Antiviral drugs are one class of antimicrobials, a larger group which also includes antibiotics (also termed antibacterial), antifungal and antiparasitic drugs."
- "Antiviral drugs based on monoclonal antibodies."
- "Most antivirals are considered relatively harmless to the host, and therefore can be used to treat infections."
- "Virucides, which are not medication but deactivate or destroy virus particles, either inside or outside the body."
- "Natural virucides are produced by some plants such as eucalyptus and Australian tea trees."
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- "Most antivirals target specific viruses, while a broad-spectrum antiviral is effective against a wide range of viruses."
- "Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used for treating viral infections."
- "Antiviral drugs are one class of antimicrobials, a larger group which also includes antibiotics (also termed antibacterial), antifungal and antiparasitic drugs."
- "Most antivirals are considered relatively harmless to the host, and therefore can be used to treat infections."
- "Natural virucides are produced by some plants such as eucalyptus and Australian tea trees."
- "Virucides, which are not medication but deactivate or destroy virus particles, either inside or outside the body."
- "Antiviral drugs are one class of antimicrobials, a larger group which also includes antibiotics (also termed antibacterial)."
- "Most antivirals target specific viruses."
- "Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used for treating viral infections."
- (No direct quote in the paragraph answers this question)
- "Antiviral drugs are one class of antimicrobials, a larger group which also includes antibiotics (also termed antibacterial)."
- "Natural virucides are produced by some plants such as eucalyptus and Australian tea trees."