Antiviral drugs are different from antibiotics. Flu antiviral drugs are different from antiviral drugs used to treat other infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Antiviral drugs prescribed to treat COVID-19 are not approved or authorized to treat flu.[1]
^"Rebetol, Ribasphere (ribavirin) dosing, indications, interactions, adverse effects, and more". Medscape Reference. WebMD. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^Berden FA, Kievit W, Baak LC, Bakker CM, Beuers U, Boucher CA, Brouwer JT, Burger DM, van Erpecum KJ, van Hoek B, Hoepelman AI, Honkoop P, Kerbert-Dreteler MJ, de Knegt RJ, Koek GH, van Nieuwkerk CM, van Soest H, Tan AC, Vrolijk JM, Drenth JP (October 2014). "Dutch guidance for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in a new therapeutic era". The Netherlands Journal of Medicine. 72 (8): 388–400.
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^Gish RG (January 2006). "Treating HCV with ribavirin analogues and ribavirin-like molecules". The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 57 (1): 8–13. doi:10.1093/jac/dki405.
PMID16293677
^"Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate". The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
Antiviral drugs are different from antibiotics. Flu antiviral drugs are different from antiviral drugs used to treat other infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Antiviral drugs prescribed to treat COVID-19 are not approved or authorized to treat flu.[1]
^"Rebetol, Ribasphere (ribavirin) dosing, indications, interactions, adverse effects, and more". Medscape Reference. WebMD. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^Berden FA, Kievit W, Baak LC, Bakker CM, Beuers U, Boucher CA, Brouwer JT, Burger DM, van Erpecum KJ, van Hoek B, Hoepelman AI, Honkoop P, Kerbert-Dreteler MJ, de Knegt RJ, Koek GH, van Nieuwkerk CM, van Soest H, Tan AC, Vrolijk JM, Drenth JP (October 2014). "Dutch guidance for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in a new therapeutic era". The Netherlands Journal of Medicine. 72 (8): 388–400.
PMID25387551.
^Gish RG (January 2006). "Treating HCV with ribavirin analogues and ribavirin-like molecules". The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 57 (1): 8–13. doi:10.1093/jac/dki405.
PMID16293677
^"Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate". The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.