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Avian Flu Becoming More Resistant to Antiviral Drugs by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Sun 11 Jan 2009 2:53pm , including gene mutations that are causing a resistance to a major class of antiviral drugs. A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows the resistance of the avian flu virus to a major class of antiviral drugs is increasing through positive evolutionary selection, with researchers documenting the trend in more than 30 percent of the samples tested Read on »

Valtrex: anti-viral drug, herpes simplex , herpes zoster (shingles) by Peter C. Complimentary & Alternative Medicine

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 6:33pm Valtrex is the trademark name of an anti-viral drug, Valaciclovir or valacyclovir marketed by GlaxoSmithKline. Its chemical structure is given in the diagram taken from... Reduction of HSV transmission from people with recurrent infection to uninfected individuals Valtrex is a prescription drug, which means you will need a doctor's prescription Read on »

New Anti-Viral Drug Shows Promise for Dramatic Improvement in Hepatitis C Treatment by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Tue 10 Aug 2010 2:58pm Adding a direct acting anti-viral drug to the standard treatment regimen for hepatitis C significantly increases the cure rate in the most difficult to treat patients..., reported that adding the drug nearly doubled the treatment’s effectiveness when given for 48 weeks in one treatment arm of the study. An estimated 3.2 million Americans and 170 Read on »

Emergency Use Authorization Issued for new, unlicensed antiviral drug Peramivir by Meryl Nass Posted Sat 24 Oct 2009 10:05pm From the Globe and Mail, Canada: Peramivir first new antiviral in years. This might be excellent: it might be just what severely ill patients with swine flu need. However, before using this unlicensed drug, wouldn't you like to know what data exist on its safety and efficacy? What do we know about iv zanamivir and oseltamvir safety Read on »

Emergency Use Authorization Issued for new, unlicensed antiviral drug Peramivir by Meryl Nass Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm From the Globe and Mail, Canada: Peramivir first new antiviral in years. This might be excellent: it might be just what severely ill patients with swine flu need. However, before using this unlicensed drug, wouldn't you like to know what data exist on its safety and efficacy? What do we know about iv zanamivir and oseltamvir safety Read on »

Frederick Hayden on influenza antivirals by Vincent Racaniello Posted Mon 31 Jan 2011 12:00am resistance in rhinovirus and influenza viruses, and clinical testing candidate antiviral agents for influenza and rhinovirus infections. I discussed the use of antiviral drugs... Frederick Hayden , Professor of Medicine and Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, U.K., has focused on the use of antiviral agents to prevent and treat Read on »

Combination of Direct Antivirals May Be Key to Curing Hep C by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Wed 05 May 2010 3:19pm A combination of antiviral drugs may be needed to combat the drug resistance that rapidly develops in potentially deadly hepatitis C infections, a new study using... and Los Alamos National Laboratory predict why rapid resistance emerges in hepatitis C virus and show that a combination of drugs that can fight three or more mutated strains may Read on »

U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)Funds Advanced Development of New Influenza Antiviral by Health & Human Services Posted Thu 31 Mar 2011 12:00pm A contract has been awarded to develop a long-acting single-dose antiviral drug for use in the United States, the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) announced today. The drug, CS-8958, is currently marketed in Japan under the name Inavir and is in the same class of drugs as the currently approved infl ... Read on »

Natural Antiviral Treatment for Herpes by Gina Nick Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Tue 09 Nov 2010 12:00am we test their Vitamin D3 blood levels, confirming what ANH is purporting, which is the use of vitamin D as an antiviral agent in treating herpes. Please consider donating... is no generic version for Acyclovir as yet, and a one-month supply of Valtrex costs around $200. There is also the small problem that these drugs do not work very welland antiviral Read on »

HHS Orders Intravenous Antiviral Flu Medication to Help Patients Hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Fri 06 Nov 2009 10:02pm The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today (November 5) announced contract awards for up to 120,000 treatment courses of intravenous (IV) antiviral drugs to help treat hospitalized 2009 H1N1 influenza patients. Patients hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 influenza are evaluated to determine if antiviral drugs will be useful; some Read on »