IDOXURIDINE Definition & Meaning

idoxuridine

[ ahy-doks-yoor-i-deen ]

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noun

Pharmacology.

a thymidine analogue, C 9 H 11 IN 2 O 5 , used topically for the ocular treatment of herpes simplex keratitis.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of idoxuridine¹

Contraction and rearrangement of 2prime;-deoxy-5-iodouridine the chemical name

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In contrast, the first antiviral, idoxuridine, was developed as an anticancer agent in 1959, was reported to block viruses in 1961, and approved in 1963 to treat herpes infections of the eye.

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In the early 1950s, he synthesized idoxuridine, a successful treatment for infant keratitis.

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In the early 1950s he synthesized idoxuridine, a successful treatment for infant keratitis.

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Idoxuridine overturned medical dogma and, after winning approval by the Food and Drug Administration, became the first clinically used antiviral drug.

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