Modern Russian Etiotropic Antiinfluenza Drugs

Abstract

Two main groups of the Russian etiotropic drugs recommended by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation for prophylaxis or treatment of influenza are described in the review, i.e. chemotherapeutics whose targets are various stages of the influenza virus reproduction and interferons and their inductors engaging innate immunity patterns.

Keywords

• antiinfluenza drugs
• chemotherapeutics
• interferons