Abstract: An antiviral composition for adminisitration to a mammal, in particular, intranasally, for the treatment of the common cold by control of common rhinoviruses. The composition is an inclusion complex of a cyclodextrin, e.g. an .alpha.-, .beta.- or .gamma.-cyclodextrin or derivatives thereof and an antiviral agent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 23, 1988
Date of Patent:
September 11, 1990
Assignee:
Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. frame-543
Inventors:
Jean L. Mesens, Koenraad J. L. M. Andries