Most identifiersin the Java(TM) programming environment have either class or local scope. Instance and classvariables and methods have class scope; they can be used outside the class and its subclasses onlyby prefixing them with an instance of the class or (for class variables and methods) with the classname.
Acyclovir was the first successful antiviral agent in the world. It was originally synthesized in 1974 by Howard Schaeffer at Wellcome Research Laboratories (now GlaxoSmithKline).
While this class of drugs can inhibit the spread of influenza viruses, they have no effect on the long list of other viruses that are the most prevalent cause influenza-like illnesses. Tamiflu Gets Approval. In January, 2000, Tamiflu (oseltamivir) became the first oral neuraminidase inhibitor to obtain FDA approval.