Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Peramivir
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- FDA approved for uncomplicated influenza in patients 2 years and older with symptoms present less then 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.
- Limited data available to support efficacy in complicated influenza, or influenza requiring hospitalization or influenza > 48h duration[7].
- Peramivir can be considered for treatment failure occurring with use of currently approved anti-influenza drugs (e.g., oseltamivir and zanamivir) and in patients who are unable to take oral or inhaled anti-viral therapy.
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Last updated: December 6, 2017
Citation
Dzintars, Kathryn, and Paul A Pham. "Peramivir." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540427/all/Peramivir.
Dzintars K, Pham PA. Peramivir. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540427/all/Peramivir. Accessed April 21, 2025.
Dzintars, K., & Pham, P. A. (2017). Peramivir. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540427/all/Peramivir
Dzintars K, Pham PA. Peramivir [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2025 April 21]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540427/all/Peramivir.
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