Four antiviral drugs are available for the prevention and treatment of influenza infections: oseltamivir, zanamivir, rimantadine and amantadine. Oseltamivir and zanamivir are neuraminidase ...

Most commonly used drugs don’t reduce symptoms, hospitalizations, or mortality rates for low- and high-risk patients.

The plan lists six anti-influenza drugs available in China, including oseltamivir, peramivir and zanamivir. It adds marbaloxavir and favipiravir while removing amantadine and rimantadine.

A network meta-analysis of 73 trials comparing the effectiveness of flu antivirals suggests that only baloxavir (Xofluza) may ...

Between the 2017-2018 and 2023-2024 influenza seasons, the use of antiviral therapy in pediatric patients with influenza declined in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

The following is a summary of “Expert consensus on the benefits of neuraminidase in conventional influenza vaccines: a Delphi study,” published in the January 2025 issue of Infectious Disease by ...