Trifluridine

Trifluridine is an antiviral drug that inhibits viral replication. It is integrated into viral DNA at the synthesis stage, causing the cessation of its elongation. Trifluridine is active against herpes simplex viruses, including ocular herpes.

The drug is used topically for eye infections caused by the herpes simplex virus. It is well tolerated and highly effective.

Trifluridines are a class of antipyretics that are used in febrile conditions of unknown etiology. Trifluridian owes its antipyretic properties, first of all, to the ability to inhibit the biosynthesis of prostaglandins in the hypothalamus and ligandegins of the central nervous system. To a lesser extent, the production of interleukin 1 and other proinflammatory cytokines is inhibited. By removing pyrogens from the body