What are the antiviral drugs?

There are many antiviral drugs on the market, and viral diseases are one of the most important infectious diseases. Viruses can easily invade multiple organs in our body, causing us to suffer from various diseases of varying degrees. The most common ones are colds, fevers, hepatitis, measles, etc. There are also some more serious diseases such as AIDS and tumors. Therefore, it is very important to choose antiviral drugs to treat these diseases. So what are the types of antiviral drugs ?

No matter what kind of disease it is, choosing the right medicine is very helpful for the condition. It can alleviate the pain and accelerate the recovery of the disease. If you are unfortunately infected with a virus, how should you treat it? What types of antiviral drugs are there?

What are the antiviral drugs?

There are many ways to fight viral infection, such as directly inhibiting or killing viruses, interfering with virus adsorption, preventing viruses from penetrating cells, inhibiting viral biosynthesis, inhibiting viral release, or enhancing the host's antiviral ability.

There are many types of antiviral drugs. Here are some of them:

Ribavirin

[Mechanism of Action] It is a synthetic broad-spectrum antiviral drug, which may inhibit creatinine phosphate dehydrogenase, preventing the synthesis of guanine nucleotides and preventing the synthesis of viral nucleic acids. It is effective against influenza virus (type A and type B), DNA and RNA viruses, but has no obvious effect on hepatitis B virus; it has preventive and therapeutic effects on viral pneumonia, hepatitis A, herpes and measles, but clinical evaluations are mixed. It has been confirmed in China that it is effective in treating hemorrhagic fever, especially in the early stages, and can reduce mortality, alleviate kidney damage, reduce bleeding tendency, and improve systemic symptoms.

[Function] It is clinically used for viral respiratory infections and herpes viruses, such as keratitis, conjunctivitis, stomatitis, and adenovirus pneumonia in children.

[Precautions] ① A very small number of patients experience dry mouth, soft or loose stools, leukopenia and other symptoms after oral or intramuscular administration of this product, which can return to normal after stopping the drug. ② It is forbidden to use during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Rimantadine Hydrochloride

【Mechanism of Action】It is a systemic antiviral drug.

[Function] It is clinically used to prevent infections caused by influenza A virus, and has little effect on other types of influenza viruses.

[Precautions] Patients with impaired liver function and those who are allergic to diamond-type drugs are prohibited from using this product.

Deoxyacyclovir

[Mechanism of action] The mechanism of action is the same as that of acyclovir. This product is a prodrug of acyclovir with good oral absorption. When used in combination with α-interferon, it can inhibit all hepatitis B virus markers during the treatment process. For the rest, see Apravir.

I believe everyone has a general understanding of the types of antiviral drugs . There are many types of antiviral drugs. Of course, different diseases require different drugs. Therefore, if you are infected with a viral disease, it is best to go to the hospital for examination and treatment, so as to better avoid the side effects of the drugs and speed up the treatment effect.