Content about Antiviral drug

May 6, 2013

FDA gives breakthrough therapy designation to experimental hepatitis C regimen

An experimental drug regimen under development by AbbVie could change the way hepatitis C is treated, according to a special designation it received from the Food and Drug Administration.

February 15, 2013

Study: Not all children with flu-like symptoms have the flu

According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, not all respiratory ailments that generate influenza-like symptoms can be attributed to the flu.

September 10, 2012

AstraZeneca, Broad Institute partner on antibiotic, antiviral drugs

A drug maker and medical research institute will work together to identify new treatments for bacterial and viral infections.

July 25, 2011

New drugs to alter HCV treatment, outcomes

A phrase like “silent killer” sounds creepy enough on its own, but it’s an often-used one for a virus that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, infects 1.3% to 1.9% of people in the United States. 

November 24, 2010

Antiviral drugs could cause insulin resistance, study finds

Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s, one of the greatest advances has been antiviral drugs that have helped extend the lives of patients with viral infections.

October 31, 2010

Valeant, Kadmon to partner on antiviral drug development

Drug makers Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and Kadmon Pharmaceuticals will collaborate to develop antiviral drugs for...

March 1, 2010

Abbott, Enanta hope hepatitis C drug will boost market

The market for hepatitis C drugs could get a boost if a clinical trial program...