Nationwide Medical/Surgical Announces Availability of Tamiflu for the 2009-2010 Influenza Season

Nationwide Medical/Surgical, a leading distributor of the influenza vaccine and flu shot, will have Tamiflu available for purchase as well. Van Nuys, CA (PRWEB) March 27, 2009 -- The flu is an infection caused by the influenza virus that is easily caught upon contact wi...

Resistance to Tamiflu Growing

Mostly linked to influenza A strain, which is most common in US, study says MONDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- A troubling increase in resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu is linked mostly to influenza A strains that are circulating this season, a new government report shows. A...

Fate and effects of the drug Tamiflu in the environment

The research council FORMAS, Sweden, has granted 5.9 million SEK to a new research project that will study the environmental fate and effects of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu on the development on influenza resistance. Tamiflu is being stockpiled all over the world for use in fighting the next in...

Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs

With counterfeiters looking to cash in on fears, Georgia team develops a 1-minute screen MONDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- A fast method to detect fake Tamiflu, the mainstay medication for preventing and treating bird flu, has been developed to stop counterfeiters trying to make mone...

Roche Statement Regarding Tamiflu U.S. Label Revision

NUTLEY, N.J., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche has informed healthcare professionals that the prescribing information for Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) has been updated to reflect recommendations made by the FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee at a November 27, 2007 meeting regarding neuropsychiat...

FDA Panel Backs Tougher Warning for Tamiflu

Advisers say current labeling doesn't reflect reports of bizarre behaviors and sudden deaths TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended Tuesday that the prescription flu drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir) should have a stronger warni...

FDA Panel Backs Stronger Warning for Tamiflu

Advisers say current labeling doesn't reflect reports of bizarre behaviors and sudden deaths TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended Tuesday that the prescription flu drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir) should have a strengthened w...

Oral Anti Viral Tamiflu A Cost Effective Treatment

According to modelling research presented by Beate Sander, University of Toronto, Canada, a stockpile of Tamiflu sufficient to cover 65% of a countrys population could cut deaths by approximately half. Treatment with the oral antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and prophylaxis for people exposed to inf...

Canada: On Popular Demand, Tamiflu finds a Berth in the Directory of Patent Drugs

Toronto – The directory of patented drugs will play host to a new entrant - oseltamivir or popularly known as Tamiflu, according to the recent communique // by the Director of patent policy in Canada, Douglas Clark. This is indeed a shot in the arm for the multitude of generic drug manufacturers, w...

Hail the Tamiflu and Shun the Scam

New Zealand’s broiler poultry flock escapes the deadly avian influenza virus while plans are in place to vaccinate the native birds if there is an outbreak// of the dangerous form of bird flu. Dr. Thonton said that other bird species were being checked for evidence of infection with the avian influ...

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Tamiflu in Medical Technology

New Data from the US and Japan Support: No Established Causal Link Between Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Treatment with Tamiflu US Databases Indicate Psychiatric Symptoms Lower in Influenza Patients Taking Tamiflu Versus Those Not Taking Tamiflu

BASEL, Switzerland, March 20, 2007 -- Clinical studies have shown (1) similar rates of neurologic and psychiatric events in pediatric influenza patients being treated with Tamiflu compared to those receiving no treatment for their influenza. Furthermore, recent data derived from US health insuranc...

Hemispherx Presents Evidence of Ampligen Synergies with Existing Antivirals at International Avian Influenza Conference

... against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. tamiflu resistance by newly emerging strains of HPAI has been widely reported (New ...peutic that exhibits antiviral activity by different mechanisms than either tamiflu or Relenza; it has completed Phase III clinical testing for another disorde...

Tamiflu in Biological News

Experts predict Tamiflu could halve the pandemic influenza death toll versus no intervention

Treatment with the oral antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and prophylaxis for people exposed to infected patients could be one of the most cost-effective strategies for reducing illness and death during an influenza pandemic. According to modelling research presented by Beate Sander, University of T...

K-State researcher, collaborators study virulence of pandemic H1N1 virus

... types of antiviral medications to treat influenza. One type, called adamantine-like drugs, targets the M2 protein; the other type includes drugs like tamiflu that target the neuraminidase protein. He said that this pandemic H1N1 is already resistant to the M2 inhibitors but still is sensitive to Tamiflu. ...

Avian flu becoming more resistant to antiviral drugs, says University of Colorado study

...t includes oseltamivir -- a prescription drug marketed under the brand name tamiflu -- is present, but is not yet prevalent or under positive genetic selection...e positive selection for resistance to avian flu is rising," said Hill. "If tamiflu is ever used in the manner of adamantanes, we could conceivably see a simil...

Study: Excessive use of antiviral drugs could aid deadly flu

...tionary tale about U.S. plans to use the antiviral tamiflu in the event of widespread avian flu infection in ...ts should serve as a warning to those who consider tamiflu the next great antiviral medication, the researchers say. Stockpiling tamiflu has become a standard part of many government, bus...

UC San Diego researchers identify potential new drug candidates to combat 'bird flu'

...ompounds showed significant promise, all having potentially the same or stronger bonding affinity than current anti-flu drugs now available, including tamiflu and Relenza. Several looked like particularly good candidates, Amaro said, since they bound to both the regular active site and an additional side poc...

Tamiflu effective for treatment and prevention of influenza in children 1 year and older

... tamiflu (oseltamivir) significantly reduces illness severi...) meeting in Bangkok 15-18 November. The antiviral tamiflu was also shown to reduce the incidence of respirat...c use. In addition this season smaller child sized tamiflu (oseltamivir) capsules of 30 mg and 45 mg doses wi...

WHO data confirms low level of resistance to Tamiflu

...HO) has confirmed a low frequency of resistance to tamiflu (oseltamivir) over 3 influenza seasons (2003 ?200...uenza seasons in which there had been substantial tamiflu use in Japan (35 million patients), the highest us...the potential for the development of resistance to tamiflu is very low, even when used extensively in the man...

New bird flu drug promises to beat the problem of resistance

...atments - becomes more widely understood. Both tamiflu and Relenza, the two drugs currently being stockpi...of eight Vietnamese bird flu patients treated with tamiflu (also known as Oseltamivir), two patients showed i...ped resistance in one in six children treated with tamiflu for ordinary forms of flu. Although acting upo...

Tamiflu in Biological Technology

CEL-SCI Corporation Releases Letter to Shareholders

...ntly, the third case was reported in a 16-year-old girl (Hong Kong) who was tamiflu resistant even though she had never been treated with Tamiflu: she was inf... the verge of losing its third of four flu drug weapons against swine flu - tamiflu - potentially leaving only Relenza (zanamivir) as the sole option for treat...

Obio Pharmaceutical Announces Product Growth Strategy

...s assured. As cases of resistance to the mainstream medical intervention -- tamiflu are on the rise, TG21 can be considered an alternative drug preparing for p...ssible pandemic threat. TG21 works on a different mechanism to that of both tamiflu and Relenza, which are Neuraminidase Inhibitors. TG21 does not work on the ...

Seasonal Influenza Activity Increasing Across Europe - H3N2 Dominant Strain

...and, January 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - tamiflu Remains Fully Effective Against 94 Percent of Circ...hed by ECDC Roche confirms that the oral antiviral tamiflu (oseltamivir) is fully active against influenza A(...circulating viruses in Europe this year.(1) tamiflu resistance reported in the 2008-2009 influenza sea...

Roche Introduces Program to Facilitate Corporate Pandemic Stockpiling of Tamiflu(R)

...rd from executives, who are interested in securing tamiflu for their employees, but desire more flexible plan... their employees." Businesses can still purchase tamiflu outright and consider pre- distribution to their e...nal supplies would be needed. Antivirals such as tamiflu are most effective if taken early, within 48 hours...

IT may take a back seat in fighting avian flu

...orkers could do more in the way of prevention than tamiflu or leveraging IT. In other words, emergency mob...evelopment for the H5N1 virus is ongoing. The drug tamiflu has shown promise against viruses of a certain class, but it is unclear how effective tamiflu would be once mutations occur. In the absence of a...

Will technology improve healthcare delivery?

...e event of an electrical failure, and establishing a common rendezvous point for loved ones and co-workers could do more in the way of prevention than tamiflu or leveraging IT. To view the recorded conference presentations, visit www.dhc2006.com/presentations.php Mike Klein is president of WTN Media...

NimbleGen to discontinue IPO after Roche's $272.5 million acquisition

...reign country, the regulatory review will involve the Department of Homeland Security . Roche, perhaps best known for pharmaceutical products like tamiflu and Valium, acquired NimbleGen to gain entry into genomics research, which it considers a high-growth global market of about $600 million. Meanwhil...