Drug Summary

  Drug name:  trifluridine
  Chemical name:  Trifluridine
  Formula:  C₁₀H₁₁F₃N_{2  Weight:   296.1999
  CAS no:  70-00-8
  DrugBank link:  DB00432
  Description:  An antiviral derivative of thymidine used mainly in the treatment of primary keratoconjunctivitis and recurrent epithelial keratitis due to herpes simplex virus. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p557)
  Indication:  Ophthalmic solution for the treatment of primay keratoconjunctivitis and recurrent epithelial keratitis due to herpes simplex virus, types 1 and 2.}