Currently there are no drugs specific for dengue. The potential targets of anti-dengue drugs include NS3, NS5 antigens,protein–protein interactions within the replicative complex and envelope protein. Inhibition of replication by 5-aza 7-deazaguanosine is being tested in an infected-cell-based assay.The ligand n-octyl-β-d-glucoside (βOG) is being developed as an inhibitor of envelope protein.