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Status:
US Approved Rx (2012)
First approved in 1996

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Cidofovir is an antiviral nucleotide analogue with significant activity against cytomegalovirus (CMV) and other herpesviruses. Cidofovir suppresses cytomegalovirus (CMV) replication by selective inhibition of viral DNA synthesis. Biochemical data sup...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2012)
First approved in 1994

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Penciclovir (DENAVIR®) is a synthetic acyclic guanine derivative with antiviral activity, mainly used to treat infections from herpes simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2. In cells infected with HSV-1 or HSV-2, the viral thymidine kinase phosphorylates ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 1989

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Ganciclovir is a synthetic acyclic nucleoside analogue of 2'-deoxyguanosine active against cytomegalovirus. Ganciclovir has been shown to be active against cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) in humans. To achieve anti-CMV activity, ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2014)
First approved in 1982

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Acyclovir is a synthetic antiviral nucleoside analogue. A screening program for antiviral drugs begun at Burroughs Wellcome in the 1960s resulted in the discovery of acyclovir in 1974. Preclinical investigation brought the drug to clinical trials in ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2005)
First approved in 1976

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Vidarabine or 9-β-D-arabinofuranosyladenine (ara-A, trade name Vira-A) is a synthetic purine nucleoside analog with in vitro and in vivo inhibitory activity against herpes simplex virus types 1 (HSV-1), 2 (HSV-2), and varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Th...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Omaciclovir (previously known as H2G), a cyclic guanosine analog that is structurally similar to acyclovir and was in clinical development for the treatment of herpesvirus infections. This drug acted against varicella-zoster virus (VZV), by the forma...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Fialuridine, or 1-(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-1-D-arabinofuranosyl)-5-iodouracil (FIAU) is a thymidine nucleoside analog with activity against various herpesviruses and hepatitis B virus (HBV) in vitro and in vivo. Herpes virus thymidine kinase considered to b...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Torcitabine is the beta-L-enantiomer of the natural nucleoside D-cytidine. The drug was under development as an antiviral agent for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Torcitabine has poor oral bioavailability, but its 3’,5’-derivat...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Fiacitabine, also known as FIAC, is a pyrimidine nucleoside, which had been in phase II clinical trilas for the treatment Cytomegalovirus infections and Herpes simplex virus infections. However, these researches have been discontinued. It was also sh...