ANTIVIRALS

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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4 Common Problems on Antivirals

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• Resistance • Ineffective (non-replicating virus) • Limited spectrum • -Static RILS

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Enumerate the viral process.

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• Attachment • Entry • Release • Replication • Assembly • Release AERRAR

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CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS INFLUENZA For influenza A + Parkinson’s disease

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Amantadine (Symmetrel)

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CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS INFLUENZA Adverse effect of Amantadine (Symmetrel)

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Livedo Reticularis Others: CNS anticholinergic effects - Anxiety, Insomnia, Seizures

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CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS INFLUENZA MOA of amantadine

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• Viral uncoating inhibition • Viral assembly (Hemagglutinin processing)

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CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS INFLUENZA Tricyclic amine compounds

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Amantadine + Rimantadine

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CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS INFLUENZA For influenza A at low concentrations

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Amantadine + Rimantadine

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CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS INFLUENZA Methylated amantadine but 4-10 times more active and cause GI problems

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Rimantadine

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CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS INFLUENZA Rimantadine causes ____ problems, while amantadine causes ____ effects.

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• GI • Anti-cholinergic

#10

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NEURAMINIDASE INHIBITORS Neuraminidase inhibitors are active against ____.

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Influenza A and B

#11

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NEURAMINIDASE INHIBITORS Adverse effect of oseltamivir

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Nausea & Vomiting

#12

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NEURAMINIDASE INHIBITORS Adverse effect of zanamivir

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Bronchospasms C/I: COPD and Asthma

#13

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NEURAMINIDASE INHIBITORS Neuraminidase inhibitors are ____ analogues.

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Sialic acid

#14

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NEURAMINIDASE INHIBITORS MOA of oseltamivir and zanamivir

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Prevents the release and spread of new virions

#15

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NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES Trifluridine Identify the base.

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Thymine

#16

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NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES Idoxuridine Identify the base.

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Thymine

#17

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NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES MOA of nucleoside analogs

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Inhibiting viral replication Act as antimetabolite

#18

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NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES Vidarabine Identify the base.

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Adenosine

#19

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NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES Acyclovir Identify the base.

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Guanosine

#20

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NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES Valacyclovir Identify the base.

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Guanosine

#21

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NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES Famciclovir Identify the base.

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Guanosine

#22

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NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES Penciclovir Identify the base.

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Guanosine

#23

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NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES Ganciclovir Identify the base.

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Guanosine

#24

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NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES Cidofovir Identify the base.

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Cytosine