Herpes II treatment
AssigneePennwalt Corporation
InventorsRonald C. Griffith, Clyde R. Kinsolving
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Abstract
Treatment of warm-blooded animals infected with the herpes II virus by concurrently orally administering an antiviral agent effective against said virus and suitable for oral administration while topically applying the same or a different such agent to lesions caused by the infection. Effective antivirals include .alpha.,.alpha.-dimethyl-beta-adamantylethylamine and N,N-dialkyl,.alpha.,.alpha.-dimethyl-beta-adamantylethylamine.
Claims4
A process for the treatment of herpes II virus in a warm blooded animal comprising administering to said animal in need of said treatment an amount effective for said treatment of an anti-viral agent of the formula given below or the acid addition salt thereof;
- ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are selected from the class consisting of H and lower alkyl, said agent being administered orally in conjunction with a topical application in the area of lesions resulting from herpes II virus of said anti-viral agent.
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