antiviral drug

collocation in English

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antiviral
adjective
uk
/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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drug
noun[C]
uk
/drʌɡ/us
/drʌɡ/
any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as ...
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Famciclovir is anotherantiviraldrugthat belongs to the same class of acyclovir and valacyclovir.
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The search has however not yet resulted in a usableantiviraldrugagainst poxviruses.
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Compounds predicted to bind strongly (protease inhibitors) are potentialantiviraldrugcandidates.
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Theantiviraldrugaciclovir, often used in herpes treatment, is structurally similar to guanosine.
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There is noantiviraldrugeffective against the canine distemper virus.
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Viral superinfections may be resistant to theantiviraldrugor drugs that were being used to treat the original infection.
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Oseltamivir is considered to be the primaryantiviraldrugused to combat avian influenza, commonly known as the bird flu.
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A chemical compound that can disable one of these molecules has the potential to be an effectiveantiviraldrug.
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Pleconaril is an orally bioavailableantiviraldrugbeing developed for the treatment of infections caused by picornaviruses.
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By exploring analogs to thymidine for use as antiviral drugs, his research created a new scientific paradigm forantiviraldrugdevelopment.
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However, antiviral treatments have improved since the last large smallpox epidemics, and studies suggest that theantiviraldrugcidofovir might be useful as a therapeutic agent.
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