title: [Clinical and pharmacologic review of antiviral agents].
abstract: The author presents a review if pharmacokinetics, undesirable effects, drug interactions, dosage, indications and drug forms of antiviral chemotherapeutic agents used for systemic treatment: amantadine and rimantadine (influenza virus A), acyclovir (HSV-1, HSV-2 and VZV), ganciclovir (CMV), zidovudine (HIV), ribavirine (broad spectrum) and fosfocarnet (herpes viruses and HIV), mentioning also vidarabine. All mentioned preparations are at least in some countries commercially available. The author does not mention virostatic agents used only locally and preparations which are at present in the stage of clinical tests.
authors.affiliation: Klinika infekcních nemocí 3, LF UK, Praha.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vacek
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents