Drug class

Topical Antivirals

Topical antivirals are a therapeutic category of externally applied anti-infective medications designed to manage localized viral skin and mucous membrane infections. Read more about Topical Antivirals

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PENCICLOVIR

TOPICAL ANTIVIRALS · HERPES LABIALIS
Padagis US

ACYCLOVIR

TOPICAL ANTIVIRALS · GENITAL HERPES SIMPLEX ·+1
TARO/SUN PHARMA

PENCICLOVIR

TOPICAL ANTIVIRALS · HERPES LABIALIS
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
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About Topical Antivirals.

Topical antivirals are a therapeutic category of externally applied anti-infective medications designed to manage localized viral skin and mucous membrane infections.

These agents function primarily by impeding viral replication—most commonly through the inhibition of viral DNA synthesis as competitive nucleoside analogues or by preventing viral host-cell fusion and entry—which curtails local tissue damage and shortens the duration of active episodes.

Clinically, topical antivirals are indicated predominantly for mucocutaneous infections caused by herpes simplex viruses, most notably recurrent herpes labialis, limited non-life-threatening herpes simplex infections, and other localized cutaneous viral lesions.