sorivudine
Sign in to saveSorivudine (INN), is a nucleoside analogue antiviral drug, marketed under trade names such as Usevir (Nippon Shoji, Eisai) and Brovavir (BMS). It is used for the treatment of varicella zoster virus infections.
Research
119 papers- Sorivudine: a promising drug for the treatment of varicella-zoster virus infection.Neurology · 1995
- Sorivudine: a potent inhibitor of varicella zoster virus replication.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 1996
- [Lethal drug interactions of the new antiviral, sorivudine, with anticancer prodrugs of 5-fluorouracil].Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan · 1997
- [Molecular toxicological mechanism of the lethal interactions of the new antiviral drug, sorivudine, with 5-fluorouracil prodrugs and genetic deficiency of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase].Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan · 2002
- Sorivudine versus acyclovir for treatment of dermatomal herpes zoster in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: results from a randomized, controlled clinical trial. Collaborative Antiviral Study Group/AIDS Clinical Trials Group, Herpes Zoster Study Group.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 1998
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Sorivudine (INN), is a nucleoside analogue antiviral drug, marketed under trade names such as Usevir (Nippon Shoji, Eisai) and Brovavir (BMS). It is used for the treatment of varicella zoster virus infections.
==Pharmacology== ===Feature=== Treatment of herpes drug acyclovir was (Zovirax, Activir) from VZV strong activity of the virus. Undergoes gastrointestinal absorption, absorption from the gastrointestinal tract after the most degrading without being excreted in urine.
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