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antiviral agent [¦an·tē¦vī·rəl ′ā·jənt] (pharmacology) A substance, such as interferon or amantadine, that decreases virus multiplication in the body. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Just as antibiotics revolutionized medical care by providing us weapons to use against bacteria, antiviral agents have offered us some tools to use against viruses. We estimate the effect on hospitalization rates of using different antiviral stockpile sizes to treat infection. Clevudine is a potent HBV antiviral currently in Phase 3 clinical trials in Korea and has been the subject of earlier stage clinical trials under an Investigational New Drug application filed with the US FDA. |
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