What is the specific medication for influenza?

Feb 08, 2025 Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Ren Yi
Introduction
Influenza refers to the flu. There is no specific medicine for influenza. Medications used to treat influenza include Arbidol Hydrochloride Tablets, Antiviral Oral Solution, Zanamivir Inhalation Powder, Amantadine Hydrochloride Oral Solution, and Compound Paracetamol Alkamine Tablets. If needed, consult a doctor. Arbidol Hydrochloride Tablets are a hemagglutinin inhibitor.

  Influenza refers to the flu. There is no such thing as a specific medicine for influenza. Medications used to treat influenza include Abidol Hydrochloride Tablets, Antiviral Oral Liquid, Zanamivir Inhalation Powder, Rimantadine Hydrochloride Oral Solution, and Compound Paracetamol Alamine Tablets. Consult a doctor before use. The analysis is as follows:

  1. Abidol Hydrochloride Tablets

  Abidol Hydrochloride Tablets are a hemagglutinin inhibitor. By interfering with the replication process of the virus, especially by inhibiting the function of viral hemagglutinin, it prevents the fusion of the virus with host cells, thereby achieving an antiviral effect.

  2. Antiviral Oral Liquid

  Antiviral Oral Liquid is a traditional Chinese medicine preparation that has the effects of clearing heat, removing dampness, cooling the blood, and detoxifying. It is suitable for viral infectious diseases such as wind-heat colds and influenza. Ingredients like Isatis root and gypsum in the formulation have heat-clearing and detoxifying effects.

  3. Zanamivir Inhalation Powder

  Zanamivir Inhalation Powder is a neuraminidase inhibitor used to treat type A and type B influenza in adults and children aged 7 years and older. It prevents the release of the virus from infected respiratory epithelial cells, reducing viral spread within the respiratory tract.

  4. Rimantadine Hydrochloride Oral Solution

  Rimantadine Hydrochloride Oral Solution is an antiviral medication primarily used for the prevention and treatment of infections caused by the influenza virus. Rimantadine interferes with the replication process of the virus, inhibiting its proliferation within cells, thereby achieving an antiviral effect.

  5. Compound Paracetamol Alamine Tablets

  Compound Paracetamol Alamine Tablets are a compound preparation containing multiple ingredients with antipyretic, analgesic, antiviral, and antiallergic effects. They are suitable for relieving symptoms of common colds and influenza, such as fever, headache, and limb pain.

  In daily life, it is important to maintain indoor air circulation by regularly opening windows for ventilation, thus reducing the retention and spread of viruses indoors.