Category: Antiviral therapy

Remdesivir (Veklury) reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 87% in some high-risk outpatient studies. A key question for this intravenous antiviral is: what is the extended duration of remdesivir and how does it influence treatment length?

Initially approved in 1986, ribavirin is a broad-spectrum antiviral drug used to treat specific viral infections, but its therapeutic use has evolved significantly over time due to new treatment paradigms.

Globally, an estimated 3.8 billion people under age 50 (64%) have herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). A common question for those on long-term treatment is: **do you build a tolerance to valacyclovir**, the antiviral medication used to manage it?