- anyone remember ribavirin?
- Posted by Brian Mailman
seems like it's good for something after all...
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe....ap/index.html
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- Posted by Bennett
Brian Mailman wrote:
It may yet make a comeback, with caveats, in RSV infection. My boss
has some funky data which shows a hell of a difference if used in combo
with something else.
Can't give too much away - we're awaiting publication :-P
Bennett
- Posted by Brian Mailman
Bennett wrote:
The Richard Nixon of anti-virals....
B/
- Posted by Bennett
LOL 
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It's an odd one. I don't think anyone really knows how it works, and
it may well have different mechanisms for various viruses.
Still, the data we've got is pretty impressive - the trick is going to
be turning a mouse model into something clinically relevant. Along
with the rest of the controls, Ribavarin alone doesn't do a whole lot.
There's a synergistic effect of sorts...
Bennett
- Posted by Brian Mailman
Bennett wrote:
an understatement....
well cool... congrats on your persistence.
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