Drug Name Zovirax

The time required for the eradication of dermatophytes corresponds to the renewal period of skin, hair, or nails. Griseofulvin may cause uncharacteristic adverse effects. The need for prolonged administration (several months), the incidence of side effects, and the availability of effective and safe alternatives have rendered griseofulvin therapeutically obsolete.
The effect of these antimetabolites can be reversed by administration of folinic acid (5-formyl- THF, leucovorin, citrovorum factor). Incorporation of false building blocks (3). Unnatural nucleobases (6- mercaptopurine; 5-fluorouracil) or nucleosides with incorrect sugars (cytarabine) act as antimetabolites. They inhibit DNA/RNA synthesis or lead to synthesis of missense nucleic acids.

 

Rhinitis. Nasal discharge could be prevented by parasympatholytics; however, other atropine–like effects (pp. 104ff) would have to be accepted. Therefore, parasympatholytics are hardly ever used, although a corresponding action is probably exploited in the case of H1 antihistamines, an ingredient of many cold remedies.
To fulfill these medical needs, pharmaceutical technologists have developed a novel oral dosage form known as Orally Disintegrating Tablets (ODTs) which disintegrate rapidly in saliva, usually in a matter of seconds, without the need to take it water.