Antiviral Agents - Classification
Agents that directly inactivate intact viruses
- Ether, chloroform, UV light, podophyllin
Agents that inhibit viral replication at the cellular level.
- Acyclovir, ganciclovir, AZT, etc. (where all the drugs are right now)
agents that augment or modify the host response to infection (immunomodulators)
- Ampligen, ditiocarb, (none marketed at this time)