Antivirals — Flashcards

_____, tenofovir, and IFN-alpha can be used to treat HBV

What is the rate-limiting step of Acyclovir activation?_____

Which HAART drugs can result in hyperglycemia due to insulin resistance?_____

Palivizumab is a monoclonal antibody against the _____ of RSV

Which anti-influenza drug increases dopamine synthesis/release and inhibits reuptake?_____

Which DNA polymerase inhibiting pyrimidine analog is used to treathematologic malignancies only?_____

Non-nucleoside RTIs (NNRTIs) directly inhibit _____ by binding to a different site from NRTIs

Which viral enzyme monophosphorylates Acyclovir/Famciclovir/Valacyclovir, thereby activating it?_____

Which HAART drug binds to gp41?_____

Which viral DNA-polymerase inhibitors do not require thymidine-kinase to become active?_____