Trifluridine description
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Description
Description
VIROPTIC is the brand name for trifluridine (also known as trifluorothymidine, F3TdR, F3T), an antiviral drug for topical treatment of epithelial keratitis caused by herpes simplex virus. The chemical name of trifluridine is α,α,α -trifluorothymidine; it has the following structural formula:
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VIROPTIC sterile ophthalmic solution contains 1% trifluridine in an aqueous solution with acetic acid and sodium acetate (buffers), sodium chloride, and thimerosal 0.001% (added as a preservative). The pH range is 5.5 to 6.0 and osmolality is approximately 283 mOsm.[1]
References
References
- ↑ “http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/nda/2009/022211s000_sumr.pdf” (PDF). External link in
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Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.
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