Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Peramivir
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- FDA-approved for uncomplicated influenza in patients ≥ 6 months with symptoms present for less than 2 days.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Treatment of influenza for hospitalized adult and pediatric patients for whom therapy with an IV anti-influenza drug is needed.
- Hospitalized influenza when oral/enteric oseltamivir cannot be tolerated or reliably absorbed (off-label).
- Clinical benefit of peramivir has not been established in hospitalized patients.
- Hospitalized influenza when oral/enteric oseltamivir cannot be tolerated or reliably absorbed (off-label).
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Last updated: September 6, 2026
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G, and Kathryn Dzintars. "Peramivir." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2026. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540427/all/Peramivir.
Auwaerter PG, Dzintars K. Peramivir. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540427/all/Peramivir. Accessed September 19, 2026.
Auwaerter, P. G., & Dzintars, K. (2026). Peramivir. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540427/all/Peramivir
Auwaerter PG, Dzintars K. Peramivir [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. [cited 2026 September 19]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540427/all/Peramivir.
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