The New england medical journal reports the use of ribavirin in the treatment of influenza including the H1N1 (Swine flu) virusis.Ribavirin is antiviral drug with a mode of action that targets both DNA and RNA viruses.It is currently approved in the United States for the treatment of hepatitis C and respiratory syncytial virus.In the advent of another pandemic we could see this drug being used or approved for flu treatment.
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http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/361/17/1713
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