What are the most effective antiviral medicines?
The types of antivirals differ by the types of viruses they are used to treat. Here we list the most popular formulations by type of viral infection:
– Zovirax or Acyclovir by Cipla, Valtrex, Famciclovir for herpes including lip and genital herpes, shingles, etc.
– Stavudine, Efavirenz, Retrovir (Zidovudine), Lamivudine for HIV and AIDS treatment;
– Amantadine for flu treatment;
– Lamivudine, Adefovir (Hepsera) for hepatitis B;
– Rebetol (Ribavirin), Hepcvir (Sofosbuvir), Hepcinat (Sovaldi), Copegus (Ribavirin) for hepatitis C.