Polio (Poliomyelitis): Drug Therapy

Therapeutic target Avoidance of complications Therapy recommendations Symptomatic therapy, i.e., symptom-based treatment; causal (cause-related) therapy is not possible for poliomyelitis (polio). Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) [see below]. See also under “Further therapy“. Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) Post-exposure prophylaxis is the provision of medication to prevent disease in individuals who are not protected against a particular disease by … Polio (Poliomyelitis): Drug Therapy