USE OF IOTA-CARRAGEENAN FOR THE TREATMENT OF RHINOVIRUS INFECTION AND A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF RHINOVIRUS INFECTION COMPRISING IOTA-CARRAGEENAN

摘要

The present invention provides for the use of iota-carrageenan in an effective antiviral amount as an active antiviral ingredient for the manufacture of an antiviral pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis or treatment of a rhinovirus infection. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis or treatment of a rhinovirus infection comprising an effective amount of an active antiviral iota-carrageenan compound and to a solid hygiene or sanitation article, coated or impregnated by said antiviral composition.