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What is a major obstacle in anti-viral drug discovery compared to antibacterial drug discovery?
What is a major obstacle in anti-viral drug discovery compared to antibacterial drug discovery?
- Lack of interest from pharmaceutical companies in antiviral drug development
- Limitation of standardized in vitro cellular systems and in vivo animal models for studying viruses (correct)
- Lack of funding for anti-viral drug research
- Difficulty in synthesizing antiviral compounds
Why is developing highly specific, effective, and safe antiviral drugs a complex process?
Why is developing highly specific, effective, and safe antiviral drugs a complex process?
- Government regulations make it difficult to conduct antiviral drug trials
- There is a lack of skilled scientists working on antiviral drug development
- Pharmaceutical companies are not interested in investing in antiviral drug research
- Viruses have a great ability to develop high rates of resistance to most antiviral drugs (correct)
What is a significant limitation of the majority of available antiviral drugs?
What is a significant limitation of the majority of available antiviral drugs?
- They are difficult to administer to patients
- They are not effective against newly identified viruses
- They have severe side effects on patients
- They inhibit only active replicating viruses, but do not eliminate non-replicating or latent viruses (correct)
Why does the development of highly specific, effective, and safe antiviral drugs still require extensive efforts and technical support?
Why does the development of highly specific, effective, and safe antiviral drugs still require extensive efforts and technical support?
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Why are standardized in-vitro susceptibility tests and standardized antiviral drug-sensitivity tests currently unavailable?
Why are standardized in-vitro susceptibility tests and standardized antiviral drug-sensitivity tests currently unavailable?
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