Ribavirin

/ˌɹaɪ.bəˈvaɪ.ɹɪn/

Synonyms for "ribavirin" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
antiviral agentantiviral drug

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
broad-spectrum antiviral

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
drugnucleoside analoguevirazole

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More general

6 entries
antiviralantiviral agentantiviral drugchemical compounddrugtherapeutic agent

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3 entries

Collocations

6 entries
inhaled ribavirinoral ribavirinribavirin adverse effectsribavirin dosingribavirin efficacyribavirin therapy

Inflections

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

An anti-viral drug called Ribavirin was given to stop the virus from replicating. Steroids were also given to suppress the hyperactive immune response. According to initial reports, this combination helped roughly 80 percent of patients.

Source: tatoeba (12294208)

Due to the paucity of approved treatments, it should come as no surprise that thousands of PWAs/PWARCs have found it necessary to try some of the more widely available alternative treatments. These include DNCB (a compound applied topically that has been used for Kaposi's sarcoma), ribavirin (an anti-viral treatment) and isoprinosene (an immune enhancer).

Source: wiktionary

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