Anti-virals

Modified on Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 3:25 PM

Drug Name	Drug Class	Indication	Route of Administration	Side Effects	Pregnancy Category
Acyclovir	Nucleoside analog antiviral	Herpes infections	Oral, IV, or topical	Nausea, vomiting, headache	B
Oseltamivir	Neuraminidase Inhibitor Antiviral	Influenza	Oral	Nausea, vomiting, headache	C
Ribavirin	Nucleoside analog antiviral	Respiratory syncytial virus, Hepatitis C	Oral, IV, or inhalation	Hemolytic anemia, birth defects	X
Ganciclovir	Nucleoside analog antiviral	Cytomegalovirus	IV	Bone marrow suppression, gastrointestinal symptoms	C
Sofosbuvir	nucleotide analog antiviral	Hepatitis C	Oral	nausea, headache, fatigue	X
Valacyclovir	Nucleoside analog antiviral	Herpes infections	Oral	nausea, headache, abdominal pain	B
Zanamivir	Neuraminidase Inhibitor Antiviral	Influenza	Inhalation	Bronchospasm, headache, and nausea	C
Foscarnet	Pyrophosphate analog antiviral	Herpes infections, cytomegalovirus	IV	Nephrotoxicity, electrolyte abnormalities, and seizures	C
Rimantadine	Adamantane Antiviral	Influenza	Oral	Nausea, dizziness, and dry mouth	C
Cidofovir	nucleotide analog antiviral	Cytomegalovirus	IV	Nephrotoxicity, uveitis, and gastrointestinal symptoms	C

Drug Name	Drug Class	Indication	Route of Administration	Side Effects	Pregnancy Category
Amantadine	Adamantane Antiviral	Influenza	Oral	Nausea, dizziness, dry mouth	C
Zidovudine	Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Antiviral	Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)	Oral	Anemia, myopathy, nausea	C
Darunavir	Protease Inhibitor Antiviral	HIV	Oral	Diarrhea, nausea, headache	C
Foscavir	Pyrophosphate Analog Antiviral	Cytomegalovirus	IV	Nephrotoxicity, electrolyte abnormalities, seizures	C
Trifluridine	Nucleoside Analog Antiviral	Herpes infections	Ophthalmic	Eye irritation, edema, redness	C
Raltegravir	Integrase Inhibitor Antiviral	HIV	Oral	Nausea, headache, diarrhea	C
Valganciclovir	Nucleoside Analog Antiviral	Cytomegalovirus	Oral	Bone marrow suppression, gastrointestinal symptoms	C
Tenofovir	Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Antiviral	HIV, Hepatitis B	Oral	Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea	B
Entecavir	Nucleoside Analog Antiviral	Hepatitis B	Oral	Headache, fatigue, abdominal pain	C
Cobicistat	Pharmacokinetic Enhancer Antiviral	HIV	Oral	Nausea, diarrhea, headache	C

Drug Name	Drug Class	Indication	Route of Administration	Side Effects	Pregnancy Category
Entecavir	Nucleoside Analog Antiviral	Hepatitis B	Oral	Headache, fatigue, abdominal pain	C
Ritonavir	Pharmacokinetic Enhancer Antiviral	HIV	Oral	Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea	B
Famciclovir	Nucleoside Analog Antiviral	Herpes infections	Oral	Headache, nausea, abdominal pain	B
Palivizumab	Monoclonal Antibody Antiviral	Respiratory syncytial virus	Intramuscular injection	Fever, rash, injection site reactions	C
Ribavirin	Nucleoside Analog Antiviral	Respiratory syncytial virus, Hepatitis C	Oral, IV, Inhalation	Hemolytic anemia, birth defects	X
Cidofovir	Nucleotide Analog Antiviral	Cytomegalovirus	IV	Nephrotoxicity, uveitis, gastrointestinal symptoms	C
Indinavir	Protease Inhibitor Antiviral	HIV	Oral	Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain	C
Maraviroc	CCR5 Antagonist Antiviral	HIV	Oral	Cough, rash, fever	B
Simeprevir	Protease Inhibitor Antiviral	Hepatitis C	Oral	Headache, fatigue, nausea	C
Penciclovir	Nucleoside Analog Antiviral	Herpes infections	Topical	Localized burning, itching, rash	B

Drug Name	Drug Class	Indication	Route of Administration	Side Effects	Pregnancy Category
Boceprevir	Protease Inhibitor Antiviral	Hepatitis C	Oral	Fatigue, nausea, anemia	B
Docosanol	Fatty Alcohol Antiviral	Herpes infections	Topical	Localized burning, itching, rash	B
Elvitegravir	Integrase Inhibitor Antiviral	HIV	Oral	Nausea, diarrhea, headache	C
Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir	NS3/4A Protease Inhibitor/NS5A Inhibitor Antiviral	Hepatitis C	Oral	Fatigue, headache, nausea	C
Peramivir	Neuraminidase Inhibitor Antiviral	Influenza	IV	Diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain	C
Raltegravir	Integrase Inhibitor Antiviral	HIV	Oral	Nausea, headache, diarrhea	C
Rimantadine	Adamantane Antiviral	Influenza	Oral	Nausea, dizziness, dry mouth	C
Telaprevir	Protease Inhibitor Antiviral	Hepatitis C	Oral	Fatigue, rash, anemia	X
Zanamivir	Neuraminidase Inhibitor Antiviral	Influenza	Inhalation	Bronchospasm, headache, nausea	C
Remdesivir	Nucleotide Analog Antiviral	COVID-19	IV	Nausea, liver toxicity, respiratory failure	C

Please be aware that there are numerous other antiviral medications available and that this list is not all-inclusive. Additionally, because they are subject to change as new research becomes available, the categories for side effects and pregnancy listed here may not be current.