title: [New antiviral agents of influenza].
abstract: Influenza is a serious health threat for people all over the world and the new and more effective antiviral drugs such as peramivir, laninamivir, and favipiravir have been developed. In this article we review new drugs and drug candidates of newer compounds, which are currently undergoing testing, against influenza with an emphasis on the recent progress of targeting of pathogen replication system, as well as a comprehensive, state-of-the-art picture of drug therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Sendai Hospital.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000188:drug therapy*; D029521:Alphainfluenzavirus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents