Trifluridine

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Trifluridine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1-[4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-5- (trifluoromethyl) pyrimidine-2,4-dione
Identifiers
CAS number	70-00-8
ATC code	S01AD02
PubChem	6256
DrugBank	APRD01275
Chemical data
Formula	C10H11F3N2O5
Mol. mass	296.2 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	?
Metabolism	?
Half life	12 minutes
Excretion	?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	℞ Prescription only
Routes	Eye drops

Trifluridine is an anti-herpesvirus antiviral drug, used primarily on the eye. It was sold under the trade name, Viroptic, by Glaxo Wellcome, now merged into GlaxoSmithKline. The brand is now owned by Monarch Pharmaceuticals, which is wholly owned by King Pharmaceuticals.

[edit] External links

• Costin D, Dogaru M, Popa A, Cijevschi I. "Trifluridine therapy in herpetic in keratitis". Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 108 (2): 409-12. PMID 15688823. 
• Kuster P, Taravella M, Gelinas M, Stepp P (1998). "Delivery of trifluridine to human cornea and aqueous using collagen shields.". CLAO J 24 (2): 122-4. PMID 9571274. 
• O'Brien W, Taylor J (1991). "Therapeutic response of herpes simplex virus-induced corneal edema to trifluridine in combination with immunosuppressive agents.". Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 32 (9): 2455-61. PMID 1907950. 
• Trifluridine Opthalmic Solution, 1% (PDF). Retrieved on March 24, 2007.

v • d • e Antivirals (primarily J05A, also S01AD and D06BB)
Anti-herpesvirus	Aciclovir, Cidofovir, Docosanol, Famciclovir, Fomivirsen, Foscarnet, Ganciclovir, Idoxuridine, Penciclovir, Trifluridine, Tromantadine, Valaciclovir, Valganciclovir, Vidarabine
Anti-influenza agents	Amantadine, Arbidol, Oseltamivir, Peramivir, Rimantadine, Zanamivir
Antiretrovirals: NRTIs	Abacavir, Didanosine, Emtricitabine, Lamivudine, Stavudine, Zalcitabine, Zidovudine
Antiretrovirals: NtRTIs	Tenofovir
Antiretrovirals: NNRTIs	Efavirenz, Delavirdine, Nevirapine, Loviride
Antiretrovirals: PIs	Amprenavir, Atazanavir, Darunavir, Fosamprenavir, Indinavir, Lopinavir, Nelfinavir, Ritonavir, Saquinavir, Tipranavir
Antiretrovirals: Fusion inhibitors	Enfuvirtide
Other antiviral agents	Adefovir, Fomivirsen, Imiquimod, Inosine, Interferon, Podophyllotoxin, Ribavirin, Viramidine