Drug Summary

  Drug name:  vidarabine
  Chemical name:  Vidarabine
  Formula:  C₁₀H₁₃N₅O_{4  Weight:   267.2413
  CAS no:  24356-66-9
  DrugBank link:  DB00194
  Description:  A nucleoside antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces antibioticus. It has some antineoplastic properties and has broad spectrum activity against DNA viruses in cell cultures and significant antiviral activity against infections caused by a variety of viruses such as the herpes viruses, the vaccinia VIRUS and varicella zoster virus. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For treatment of chickenpox - varicella, herpes zoster and herpes simplex}