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Agents used in the prophylaxis or therapy of VIRUS DISEASES. Some of the ways they may act include preventing viral replication by inhibiting viral DNA polymerase; binding to specific cell-surface receptors and inhibiting viral penetration or uncoating; inhibiting viral protein synthesis; or blocking late stages of virus assembly.
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- Antiviral
- Antiviral Agent
- Antiviral Drug
- Antiviral Drugs
- Antivirals
- Agent, Antiviral
- Agents, Antiviral
- Drug, Antiviral
- Drugs, Antiviral
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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for resistance to antiviral agents, DRUG RESISTANCE, VIRAL and DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, VIRAL are available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Antiviral Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000998. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000998
- Antiviral Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiviral_agent
- Antiviral Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40207875