Use
ISOPRINOSINE (also known as inosine pranobex) an antiviral drug combing of inosine and dimepranol acedoben (a salt of acetamidobenzoic acid and dimethylaminoisopropanol) in a ratio of 1 to 3. It is mainly used for treating the rare measles complication subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in conjunction with intrathecal interferon therapy1,2. In UK, it is also indicated for mucocutaneous infections due to herpes simplex virus (type 1 and type 2) and for treatment of genital warts as adjunctive therapy to podophyllin or carbon dioxide laser1. It also has certain efficacy in the treatment of AIDS and some other acquired immunodeficiency such as aged patients, cancer patients, severely burned patients, ill patients, and surgery patients3. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that isoprinosine can inhibit the growth of both DNA and RNA viruses as well as potentiate cell-mediated immune response both in vitro and in vivo4,5.