[Arbidol used in the prophylaxis of acute respiratory viral infections and their complications in servicemen].

The prophylactic action of arbidol to prevent the acute respiratory viral infections and their complications (extra-hospital pneumonia) was studied under conditions of two military collectives during winter and summer time. The data obtained confirm the prophylactic activity of the drug in respect of ARVI. Regardless of the degree of disease epidemic rise among the servicemen who didn't take arbitol the minimal threshold of grippe and other ARVI incidence (10-15%) remained in the experimental group. The incidence of pneumonia decreased. It was connected with decrease in viral-and-bacterial pneumonia. The number of patients with bacterial (generally pneumococcal) pneumonia didn't change.