Zanamivir drug data and news

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'Flu and children  17 May 2006
There are specific anti-influenza drugs now available (zanamivir and oseltamivir) and these might be prescribed by your doctor if the diagnosis is definite and ... - Health24.com,

Bird Flu May Infect People Through Digestive Tract (Update2)  May 9, 2006
...particles are carried outside the lungs and surrounding tissues to other parts of the body, some antiviral treatments such as inhaled zanamivir, marketed by ... - Bloomberg

Experts weigh bird flu threat  May 14, 2006
...themselves? Two currently available drugs, oseltamivir and zanamivir (sold as Tamiflu and Relenza) seem to have some effect on the virus. ... - San Gabriel Valley Tribune,

Conference of Federal-Provincial Territorial Ministers of Health ...  May 13, 2006
...it is used for treatment. Zanamivir and oseltamivir are examples of neuraminidase inhibitors. These drugs interfere with replication ... - CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),

Gen ID to develop new bird flu drugs  May 9, 2006
...avian influenza infection includes the use of antiviral therapy such as ribavirin and amantadine and neuraminidase inhibitors such as oseltamivir and zanamivir ... - Pharmaceutical Business Review

AXE THREAT PLANT WINS 100 JOBS  May 12, 2006
The plant also produces zanamivir, the active ingredient in bird flu vaccine as well as two other lines to treat asthma and inflamed prostates. ... - Glasgow Daily Record,

GSK board okays sale of animal health unit  Apr 28, 2006
...bird flu drug Relenza into India. Relenza is the brandname for Zanamivir, a drug that has to be inhaled. It is the other drug besides ... - Daily News & Analysis,

Cornell Bird Experts Monitor for Signs of Avian Flu (Update2)  May 6, 2006
Zanamivir, the antiviral drug sold by GlaxoSmithKline Plc as the inhaled powder Relenza, may have to be made into an injectable form to effectively treat H5N1 ... - Bloomberg

Live bird flu virus found in victim's blood  May 4, 2006
Currently there are only four flu antivirals on the market and one, zanamivir (sold as Relenza) is administered to the respiratory tract by inhalation. ... - Globe and Mail,

GlaxoSmithKline Awarded $274 Million HHS Contract; Company to ...  May 4, 2006
...recently committed over $2 billion to expand capacity for manufacturing flu vaccine and its anti-viral influenza treatment Relenza(R) (zanamivir for inhalation ... - Drug Newswire (press release),

GSK initiates human trial programme with two H5N1 pandemic flu ...  Apr 20, 2006
...over a billion pounds ($2 billion) to expand capacity for manufacturing flu vaccine and its anti-viral influenza treatment Relenza® (zanamivir for inhalation ... - Vanguard,

Full Text  Apr 20, 2006
...pandemic vaccine will be available, the immediate defenses against pandemic influenza are the neuraminidase-inhibitor antiviral drugs, oseltamivir and zanamivir ... - Science Magazine (subscription)

No clinically significant pharmacokinetic drug interactions are predicted based on data from in vitro studies.