Antiviral drugs are medicines that cure or control virus infections. There are several different drugs in the antiviral family, and each is used for specific kinds of viral infections. For example, acyclovir (Zovirax) is used to treat chickenpox,...

Antiviral drugs are compounds that are used to prevent or treat viral infections, via the disruption of an infectious mechanism used by the virus, or to treat the symptoms of an infection. Different types of antiviral drugs have different modes of...

Antiviral drugs are those used to treat viral infections such as herpes simplex, herpes zoster, cytomegalovirus (CMV), influenza, AIDS, and certain AIDS related infections. Viral diseases are harder to control than bacterial diseases due to their mode...

Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used specifically for treating viral infections. Like antibiotics, specific antivirals are used for specific viruses. Antiviral drugs are one class of antimicrobials, a larger group which also includes...

FDA will help determine the criteria for antiviral drugs to be included in the national stockpile as part of its participation in the government's pandemic influenza plan. The Pink Sheet reports. The agency issued its own Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Strategic Plan March...

Members of the flu-stricken population this season may leave their doctor's office with a prescription in addition to the usual fluids, bed rest and Tylenol regimen. Antiviral drugs are commonly prescribed for adult patients who are still in their first or second...

A 2-year-old Indiana boy and his mother contracted a rare and life-threatening infection from his soldier father's smallpox vaccination, according to a published report.The boy and his mother were being treated in a specially ventilated room at the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital, the...

Britain confirmed its first outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu in a domestic flock on Saturday, saying the virus has been detected on a farm owned by Europe's largest turkey producer where 2,500 turkeys died.As a precaution all 159,000 turkeys will be slaughtered on the...