Background: The efficacy and tolerability of the neuraminidase inhibitor zanamivir in the treatment of influenza have been established in an extensive programme of controlled clinical trials.

Next year’s flu season will have an additional option for people looking to protect themselves: a flu vaccine that can be ...

Availability: Prescription Type of medicine: An antiviral medicine Brand Names: Relenza Forms: Blisters of powder with a ...

Next year’s flu season will have an additional option for people looking to protect themselves: a flu vaccine that can be ...

On one hand it seems unlikely, given the rapid advances in our medical knowledge. New drugs, such as zanamivir (Relenza), can inhibit the ability of the flu virus to proliferate by blocking the ...

For example, in a network meta-analysis of mortality that included four trials of oseltamivir, peramivir, or zanamivir (Relenza) for the treatment of severe seasonal influenza, the impact on ...

It is not inevitable that H5N1 will develop into a pandemic -- if we act now. Unfortunately, instead of urgent action, we ...

DAS181 is also active against drug-resistant IFV, including strains resistant to Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and Relenza (zanamivir). Asian lineage avian influenza A (H7N9) virus and two additional ...

Four antiviral drugs are available for the prevention and treatment of influenza infections: oseltamivir, zanamivir, rimantadine and amantadine. Oseltamivir and zanamivir are neuraminidase ...

With cold and flu season approaching, it’s worth knowing about another virus out there—albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...

Peramivir (Rapivab) is given directly in your vein (in an IV). You only need one dose. Zanamivir (Relenza) is breathed in through an inhaler. It's not a good choice if you have breathing issues ...