Leading scientists say the UK government is failing to take advantage of scientific developments in the fight to prevent a flu pandemic. A report from the Royal Society and the Academy of Medical Sciences says it is inadequate to stockpile just one anti-viral drug. It warns the H5N1 virus can develop resistance to Tamiflu, and says the drug Relenza should also be stockpiled.D...
January 01 1970 01:00:00.


Child deaths raise bird flu drug fears-News-World-TimesOnline

However, the FDAs advisory panel of independent scientists later said that no harmful effect of Tamiflu had so far been discovered. If we ever have a pandemic of avian flu, which is a debatable point, people want to know that they have a drug that will not cause more (harm) than the flu itself, Dr Robert Nelson, chairman of the FDAs Paediatric Advisory Committee, said. There ...
March 16 2009 14:18:33.


FAQ

This FAQ section contains important patient information about TAMIFLU (oseltamivir phosphate) and should be read completely before beginning treatment. It does not, however, take the place of discussions with your doctor or healthcare professional about your medical condition or your treatment. This summary does not list all benefits and risks of TAMIFLU. The medication des...
August 05 2008 09:38:38.


Roche s TamifluGranted FDA Approval for the Prevention of Influenza

-- This flu season, Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate), the number one prescribed antiviral treatment for influenza, can also be used to prevent flu when taken once daily --Nutley, NJ, November 20, 2000 - Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Roche marketing approval for a pr...
August 05 2008 09:38:38.


Purchase tamiflu

Tamiflu acts as a neuraminidase (protein) inhibitor. The protein allows the virus to break through the host cell. The flu virus enters the host cells with the help of the protein and multiplies. Neuraminidase enables it to leave the cell and infect other cells. The replication results in the death of the host cell. Tamiflu acting as a Neuraminidase inhibitor attaches itself...
August 05 2008 09:38:38.


Tamiflu Information

 Tamiflu has emerged as one of the most effective drugs against flu. It belongs to a class of drugs called neuraminidase inhibitors. The flu virus enters the host cells with the help of the protein and multiplies. Tamiflu inhibits this protein preventing the virus from spreading by destroying the virus at its source. Tamiflu can help prevent flu in case you have been e...
August 05 2008 09:38:38.


GoozNews: Roche's Patent on Tamiflu Under Attack

In the wake of reports by Taiwanese scientists that generic manufacturing of the flu drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir) isn\'t that difficult, James Love of the Consumer Project on Technology launched a blistering attack on the Bush administration\'s failure to rapidly build a stockpile of the drug in anticipation of a bird flu pandemic. I remain somewhat skeptical about the need for...
August 05 2008 09:38:38.


Roche Picks Potential Tamiflu Partners

Roche has come under international pressure to ease its monopoly grip on the manufacture of Tamiflu, which is considered the most efficient treatment in case of an outbreak of human influenza caused by a mutation of the bird flu virus. The company has been pressed to step up production, cut prices and allow other companies to make copies of the drug. Roche said it will now ev...
August 05 2008 09:38:38.