Pharmacological and Epidemiological Study of the Course of Influenza and Other ARVI in the Season 2010/11 in Children under the Age of 18

Abstract

The article presents the results of the study of clinical and epidemiological data from 2044 children aged under 18 years who were hospitalized with influenza and other ARVI in the epidemic season 2010/11. The effectiveness of conducted antiviral therapy was also evaluated. The most frequently prescribed antiviral drug at prehospital and hospital stages was Arbidol. It is shown that early appointment of Arbidol significantly reduced the duration of the main symptoms of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections, and the risk of complications.

Keywords

• influenza
• arvi
• epidemic period
• antiviral therapy
• arbidol