What is ampligen used for?
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Rintatolimod (tradename Ampligen, also known as poly I:poly C12U), is an experimental immunomodulatory double stranded RNA drug developed by Hemispherx Biopharma of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rintatolimod was first synthesized in the 1970s and has been proposed and tested as a treatment for illnesses including chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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