Synonyms for antiviral
an·tivi·ral

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1. antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drugadjective

   any drug that destroys viruses

   Synonyms:
   antiviral drug, antiviral agent

2. antiviraladjective

   inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses

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1. List of paraphrases for "antiviral":

   anti-viral, antivirals, antiretroviral, anti-virus

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1. Jonathan Reiner:

   You can find online a preprint, non-peer-reviewed paper that seems to suggest that in vitro, in other words in test tubes, that there is some antiviral activity for this compound, but I can tell you there are millions of compounds that, when tested in vitro, in a test tube, appear to have some antiviral activity but that are worthless in vivo, in humans.

2. Lawrence Blatt:

   With the Novira acquisition we have the lead direct antiviral in the world for HBV, if we can in the same time we're giving direct antivirals and blocking( virus) replication, activate the immune system and wake it up, maybe we can cause patients to clear HBV.

3. Ralph Tripp:

   There’s really nothing out there to safely fight these viruses, this antiviral works for all RNA respiratory viruses we tested, including SARS-CoV-2. RSV, coronavirus and flu all circulate in the same season. Bottom line is you can potentially reduce infection and disease using this one oral drug.

4. Richard Schutzer:

   The best defense is a good offense, so as I said it’s not too late to get the vaccine yet, in addition, if you do have flu symptoms, let your doctor know. If they know within the first 48 hours there are several antiviral medications that they can start you on that not only decreases the duration of the disease, but also decreases severity of it.

5. William Schaffner:

   Its a new virus, and it may not have read the textbooks. Thats why the current, ongoing research to develop vaccines and antiviral drugs that are effective against coronaviruses is so important, he continued. The virus is new in humans -- meaning medical experts at this time can not predict the long-term impact on the global community.