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Vira-A (Vidarabine Monohydrate Topical) - Summary

 


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VIRA-A SUMMARY

VIRA-A®
(Vidarabine Ophthalmic Ointment, USP) 3%

VIRA-A is the trade name for vidarabine (also known as adenine arabinoside and Ara-A), an antiviral drug for the topical treatment of epithelial keratitis caused by Herpes simplex virus.

VIRA-A Ophthalmic Ointment, 3%, is indicated for the treatment of acute keratoconjunctivitis and recurrent epithelial keratitis due to Herpes simplex virus types l and 2. The clinical diagnosis of keratitis caused by Herpes simplex virus is usually established by the presence of typical dendritic or geographic lesions on slit-lamp examination. It is also effective in superficial keratitis caused by Herpes simplex virus which has not responded to topical idoxuridine or when toxic or hypersensitivity reactions due to idoxuridine have occurred. The effectiveness of VIRA-A Ophthalmic Ointment, 3%, against stromal keratitis and uveitis due to Herpes simplex virus has not been established.


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VIRA-A NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Published Studies Related to Vira-A (Vidarabine Topical)

Disseminated herpes zoster in the immunocompromised host: a comparative trial of acyclovir and vidarabine. The NIAID Collaborative Antiviral Study Group. [1992.03]

A controlled trial comparing foscarnet with vidarabine for acyclovir-resistant mucocutaneous herpes simplex in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The AIDS Clinical Trials Group. [1991.08.22]

A controlled trial comparing vidarabine with acyclovir in neonatal herpes simplex virus infection. Infectious Diseases Collaborative Antiviral Study Group. [1991.02.14]

Current therapy of varicella zoster virus infection in immunocompromised patients. A comparison of acyclovir and vidarabine. [1988.08.29]

Topically applied vidarabine sodium phosphate in genital herpes infection. [1988.06]

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Clinical Trials Related to Vira-A (Vidarabine Topical)

Comparison of Foscarnet Versus Vidarabine in the Treatment of Herpes Infection in Patients With AIDS Who Have Not Had Success With Acyclovir [Completed]

A Study to Assess the Safety of Live Intranasal Sendai Virus Vaccine in Children and Toddlers [Suspended]

Safety of and Immune Response to a West Nile Virus Vaccine (WN/DEN4-3'delta30) in Healthy Adults [Completed]

Evaluation of the Safety of a Polyvalent Virus in Healthy Adults

Treating Severe Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Infection With EBV Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes (CTLs) [Active, not recruiting]

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