REVIEW An anti-herpesvirus antiviral drug, used primarily on the eye. It is a nucleoside analogue, a modified form of deoxyuridine, similar enough to be incorporated into viral DNA replication, but the -CF3 group added to the uracil component blocks base pairing.
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