Pharmacologic Substance
zanamivir Audio
[ zuh-na-mih-veer ]
Brand Names:
Relenza
Effect:
Cellular Activity Alteration
May Prevent:
Influenza, Human
May Treat:
Influenza, Human
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to zanamivir:
  • A drug used to prevent and to treat influenza virus infections. It blocks the release of the virus from infected cells. It is a type of antiviral agent.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A guanido-neuraminic acid that is used to inhibit NEURAMINIDASE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A sialic acid-analogue neuraminidase inhibitor with antiviral activity. Administered into the respiratory tract by aerosol inhalation, zanamivir selectively binds to and inhibits influenza A and B virus neuraminidase-mediated cleavage of sialic acid residues in host cell membrane-bound glycoprotein receptors for influenza viruses, preventing the release of progeny viruses from host cell surfaces and, so, further viral replication.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Zanamivir, antiviral drug that is active against both influenza type A and influenza type B viruses. Zanamivir and a similar agent called oseltamivir (marketed as Tamiflu) were approved in 1999 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and represented the first members in a new class of antiviral...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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