Antivirals
Drugs for herpes, influenza, HIV and hepatitis C, by the step of the virus's life each one blocks. 10 drugs in 7 classes. Read them through, then practice: their classes, how they work, what they treat and what they're known for. 15 questions, about 5 minutes.
Free, and no account needed.
In this group
The classes and their drugs
- Antiherpes nucleoside analoguesBlocking herpesvirus DNA polymerase after activation by viral thymidine kinase
- AciclovirValaciclovir
- Neuraminidase inhibitorsBlocking influenza neuraminidase, so new virus particles cannot leave cells
- Oseltamivir
- Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorsEnding the viral DNA chain as false nucleotides for reverse transcriptase
- TenofovirLamivudineZidovudine
- Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorsBinding a pocket beside the reverse transcriptase active site and distorting it
- Efavirenz
- Integrase inhibitorsBlocking HIV integrase, so viral DNA cannot enter the host chromosome
- Dolutegravir
- HIV protease inhibitorsBlocking HIV protease, so new virus particles stay immature and non-infectious
- Ritonavir
- NS5B polymerase inhibitorsEnding hepatitis C RNA chains by blocking the viral NS5B polymerase
- Sofosbuvir