Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A synthetic antiviral ribonucleoside that inhibits DNA and RNA replication.
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- noun pharmacy An
antiviral drug used to treat a number ofDNA andRNA viruses .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The midstage clinical trial "Quantum" was testing 235 patients who were receiving PSI-938 alone, or in combination with PSI-7977, or in combination with both PSI-7977 and another drug called ribavirin.
Pharmasset Halts Hepatitis C Drug in Test Peter Loftus 2011
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Six months to a year of weekly injections of the drug interferon, which helps the immune system fight viruses, combined with a daily pill called ribavirin, has doctors claiming success rates as high as 99 percent.
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Currently fewer than half of patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C are treated effectively by the standard combination of two drugs, peginterferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin, which is typically given for 48 weeks.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2010, our development costs associated with ANA598 were primarily associated with our Phase II study of ANA598 in combination with pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin, which is the current standard of care (SOC) for the treatment of hepatitis C.
GuruFocus Updates - 2010
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Currently fewer than half of patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C are treated effectively by the standard combination of two drugs, peginterferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin, which is typically given for 48 weeks.
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The only U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved therapy is interferon and ribavirin, which is very toxic, requires 48 weeks of treatment and works in less than half of patients.
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A sixth group took only interferon and ribavirin, which is the current standard of care for HCV antiviral treatment.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2009
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The drug ribavirin, which is given to Lassa victims, was given to the fifth Lujo virus patient
CBS 11 / TXA 21 - Dallas / Fort Worth's Source for Breaking News, Weather, and Sports 2009
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The drug ribavirin, which is given to Lassa victims, was given to the fifth Lujo virus patient
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The drug ribavirin, which is given to Lassa victims, was given to the fifth Lujo virus patient
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