Meanings
- uncountablemedicineAn antiviral drug developed as a treatment for influenza.
With its antiviral drug, pimodivir, J&J aims to help treat influenza patients who have developed resistance to existing antiviral drugs as well as address the lack of approved medications for people hospitalized with the virus, the company said.
2017 June 14, Divya Grover, “Johnson & Johnson's flu drug succeeds in mid-stage trial”, in Reuters
Origin
From [Term?] + -vir.
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