[Evaluation of the efficacy of wiferon and arbidol in adult influenza]

Vopr Virusol. 2008 Jan-Feb;53(1):31-3.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The therapeutic efficacy of wiferon (recombinant alpha2beta-interferon) versus arbidol was studied in a double-blind controlled study in patients with laboratorily verified influenza. Within the first 24-36 hours after the onset of the disease, wiferon and arbidol reduced the duration of fever, intoxication, and the catarrhal symptoms of the disease as a whole. The agents were shown to have an immunomodulating effect.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Rectal
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cough / drug therapy
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Fever / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Indoles / administration & dosage
  • Indoles / therapeutic use*
  • Influenza, Human / blood
  • Influenza, Human / drug therapy*
  • Influenza, Human / immunology
  • Interferon alpha-2
  • Interferon-alpha / administration & dosage
  • Interferon-alpha / therapeutic use*
  • Interferons / biosynthesis
  • Interferons / blood
  • Leukocytes / immunology
  • Leukocytes / metabolism
  • Lymphocyte Count
  • Middle Aged
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Rhinitis / drug therapy
  • Suppositories / administration & dosage
  • Suppositories / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Indoles
  • Interferon alpha-2
  • Interferon-alpha
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Suppositories
  • Interferons
  • umifenovir