When this list was compiled, the world was facing a 2020 virus pandemic which was just about to hit the USA full force. This is a list with links of to drugs which have been shown to be anti-viral. There are many kinds of virus, and using the wrong treatment can be ineffective or even dangerous, but for those who are curious, for those looking for a place to start, here’s what we could find. The trick is to disable the virus without also destroying the surface, and without causing other harm or killing an infected person in the case of drugs, supplements, etc.
While viruses have played an important role in the evolution of our species and may keep some bacteria in our bodies in check, the race to survive in space and to colonize new planets before ours expires will in part be a fight against them. For that reason as well, finding anti-viral remedies is a worthwhile pursuit even when the world is not facing a viral pandemic.
Antiviral Drugs:
A
- Abacavir Drug used for HIV
- Acyclovir (Aciclovir) Drug used for herpes e.g. Chicken pox
- Adefovir Drug used for chronic Hepatitis B
- Amantadine Drug used for influenza
- Ampligen Drug used for treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
- Amprenavir (Agenerase) Drug used for inhibition of HIV
- Arbidol Drug prevents contact between the virus and target host cells. May inhibit replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Russia. Not available in USA.
- Atazanavir Drug used in the treatment of HIV.
- Atripla (fixed dose drug) used to treat HIV/AIDS.
B
- Baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) – antiviral medication for treatment of influenza A and influenza B
- Biktarvy Drug used in Combination therapy for HIV.
- Boceprevir (Victrelis) a protease inhibitor used to treat hepatitis caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1.
C
- Cidofovir Drug used against cytomegalovirus retinitis
- Cobicistat (Tybost) drug for use in the treatment of HIV
- Combivir (fixed dose drug) for use in the treatment of HIV
D
- Daclatasvir (Daklinza) drug used to treat hepatitis C (HCV)
- Darunavir – an antiretroviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS.
- Delavirdine – drug used in treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1.
- Descovy – drug used in the treatment of HIV infection and chronic hepatitis B.
- Didanosine – a medication used to treat HIV/AIDS
- Docosanol – nutritional supplement (behenyl alcohol) approved by (FDA) as a pharmaceutical for reducing cold sores caused by herpes simplex virus.
- Dolutegravir – an antiretroviral medication used, together with other medication, to treat HIV/AIDS
- Doravirine (Pifeltro) – drug used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS
E
- Edoxudine – Drug used against herpes simplex virus
- Efavirenz
- Elvitegravir
- Emtricitabine
- Enfuvirtide
- Entecavir
- Etravirine (Intelence)
F
- Famciclovir
- Fixed dose combination (antiretroviral)
- Fomivirsen
- Fosamprenavir
- Foscarnet
- Fosfonet
- Fusion inhibitor
G
- Ganciclovir (Cytovene)
I
- Ibacitabine
- Ibalizumab (Trogarzo)
- Idoxuridine
- Imiquimod
- Imunovir
- Indinavir
- Inosine
- Integrase inhibitor
- Interferon type I
- Interferon type II
- Interferon type III
- Interferon
L
- Lamivudine
- Letermovir (Prevymis)
- Lopinavir
- Loviride
M
N
O
- Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)
P
- Peginterferon alfa-2a
- Peginterferon alfa-2b
- Penciclovir
- Peramivir (Rapivab)
- Pleconaril
- Podophyllotoxin
- Protease inhibitor (pharmacology)
- Pyramidine
R
- Raltegravir
- Remdesivir
- Reverse transcriptase inhibitor
- Ribavirin
- Rilpivirine (Edurant)
- Rimantadine
- Ritonavir
S
T
- Telaprevir
- Telbivudine (Tyzeka)
- Tenofovir alafenamide
- Tenofovir disoproxil
- Tenofovir
- Tipranavir
- Trifluridine
- Trizivir
- Tromantadine
- Truvada
V
- Valaciclovir (Valtrex)
- Valganciclovir
- Vicriviroc
- Vidarabine
- Viramidine
Z
- Zalcitabine
- Zanamivir (Relenza)
- Zidovudine