Nucleoside Analogue - Examples

Examples

Nucleoside analogue drugs include:

  • deoxyadenosine analogues
    • Didanosine (ddI)(HIV)
    • Vidarabine (chemotherapy)
  • deoxycytidine analogues
    • Cytarabine (chemotherapy)
    • Emtricitabine (FTC)(HIV)
    • Lamivudine (3TC)(HIV, hepatitis B)
    • Zalcitabine (ddC)(HIV)
  • deoxyguanosine analogues
    • Abacavir (HIV)
    • Entecavir (hepatitis B)
  • (deoxy-)thymidine analogues
    • Stavudine (d4T)
    • Telbivudine (hepatitis B)
    • Zidovudine (azidothymidine, or AZT)(HIV)
  • deoxyuridine analogues
    • Idoxuridine
    • Trifluridine

Related drugs are nucleobase analogues such as Aciclovir and nucleotide analogues.

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