The prestigious scientific publication TheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine published on the pages of the report on the trials of the new drug poloxamer marbocyl designed to fight the flu. Scientists said that the use of this medication reduces the duration of flu symptoms by about one day, and for this it is sufficient to take only one pill.
Just one pill of a new drug can reduce the duration of disease in adolescents and adults, which was confirmed by the results of two multicenter, double-blind, randomized clinical trials, reported in the publication TheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine. Researchers from the University of Virginia tested a new drug against influenza, stated that poloxamer in its effect on disease symptoms similar to the action with the action of the five-day course of oseltamivir (Tamiflu), but as suppression of virus balaclavas much more powerful.
From the explanations of scientists, it follows that the principle of poloxamer is to suppress the viral endonuclease. Thanks to this ability balaclavas can be an effective means of combating influenza viruses A and B, including resistant to modern drug strains.
“In both studies, it was found that the new drug limits the duration of flu symptoms by approximately one day and contributes to the speedy elimination of the virus from the body,” – said the testers.
The studies in question were conducted in Japan (where, in fact, was developed by the drug), as well as in the United States. The subjects were people aged from 12 to 64 years of age, patients with influenza and treated as balaclavas and placebo. Tests showed that poloxamer compared with placebo significantly reduced the time for the onset of flu-like symptoms that lasted only a 23 to 28 hours, with the rate of poloxamer had only one dose of medication.
Note that currently the new drug is already sold in Japan under the trade name Xofluza. In the US, testing is still ongoing.
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