antiviral agent

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antiviral
adjective
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/ˌæn.tiˈvaɪə.rəl/us
/ˌæn.t̬iˈvaɪ.rəl/
An antiviral drug or treatment is used to cure an infection or disease caused by ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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An alternative form of prophylaxis is to use anantiviralagentsuch as amantadine or rimantadine.
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The combination of interferon and another nucleosideantiviralagentmay speed the healing process.
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Interferon, either used alone or in combination with debridement, appears to be as effective as a nucleosideantiviralagent.
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Gliotoxin is a sulfur-containing mycotoxin produced by several species of fungi under investigation as anantiviralagent.
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Antiviral agents have no effect, but there is some evidence that an antidepressant may relieve pain.
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The oft-heard lament that no safe and powerful antiviral agents have been found would be humorous if it were not so tragic.
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The main limitation of these kinds of antiviral agents is that they are highly ' specialized ', as they target specific events in replication cycle of individual viruses.
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Infected patients can only be given adjunct treatment, since doctors have not yet identified the active antiviral agents which would be able to fight it.
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Antiviral agents that inhibit influenza viral neuraminidase activity are of major importance in the control of influenza.
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It is comparable in effectiveness to prescription topical antiviral agents.
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Deleobuvir was tested in combination regimens with pegylated interferon and ribavirin, and in interferon-free regimens with other direct-acting antiviral agents including faldaprevir.
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Daclatasvir has been tested in combination regimens with pegylated interferon and ribavirin, as well as with other direct-acting antiviral agents including asunaprevir and sofosbuvir.
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Other experimental vaccines and antiviral agents are being researched.
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These drugs can be classified as "antineoplastics", cytotoxic agents, biologic agents, antiviral agents and immunosuppressive agents.
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It publishes research related to viruses and the prevention of viral infection (including vaccination, the use of antiviral agents, and gene therapy).
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Other drugs that interact with fluoroquinolones include antacids, sucralfate, probenecid, cimetidine, warfarin, antiviral agents, phenytoin, cyclosporine, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and cycloserine.
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In medicine, several nucleoside analogues are used as anticancer and antiviral agents.
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