idoxuridine

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antiviral drugs

  • antiretroviral drug
    In antiviral drug: Antiherpesvirus drugs

    Other agents (idoxuridine) are activated by cellular enzymes, so these have less specificity. Non-nucleoside inhibitors of herpesvirus replication include foscarnet, which directly inhibits the viral DNA polymerase and thus blocks formation of new viral DNA.

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