Article: Relenza, generic zidovudine.(NEW & APPROVED)

Article: Inhaled Zanamivir for the Prevention of Influenza in ...
Infectious Disease Alert;  January 15, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... influenza. This study used zanamivir (Relenza) in an attempt ... 1999 flu season. Once an index case came down with an ILI, either zanamivir 10 mg qd (by inhalation ... contacts for 10 days. The index case was treated with the therapeutic ...

Article: Inhaled Zanamivir for the Prevention of Influenza in ...
Internal Medicine Alert;  December 15, 2000 ;     509 words ... ... influenza. This study used zanamivir (Relenza) in an attempt ... 1999 flu season. Once an index case came down with an ILI, either zanamivir 10 mg qd (by inhalation ... contacts for 10 days. The index case was treated with the therapeutic ...

Article: Zanamivir for Inhalation (Relenza-Glaxo Wellcome).
Infectious Disease Alert;  September 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Pharmacology Update Zanamivir for Inhalation (RelenzaGlaxo Wellcome ... the fda has approved Glaxo Wellcomes zanamivir (Relenza) for the treatment of influenza A and B virus infections. Zanamivir is the first of a new class of antiviral ...

Article: Zanamivir for Inhalation (Relenza--Glaxo Welcome).(Brief ...
Internal Medicine Alert;  September 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... THE FDA HAS approved Glaxo Wellcome's zanamivir (Relenza) for the treatment of influenza A and B. Zanamivir is the first of a new class of antiviral ... surface enzyme, neuraminidase. [1] Zanamivir is formulated as an inhaled product that ...

Article: Zanamivir provides effective influenza prophylaxis in ...
Formulary;  November 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... The inhaled neuraminidase inhibitor zanamivir can prevent influenza acquisition within ... of both influenza A and B viruses. "Zanamivir targets the active enzyme sites of influenza ... study to assess the efficacy of inhaled zanamivir for postexposure prophylaxis of influenza ...

Article: Inhaled Zanamivir Beats Rimantadine.
Family Practice News;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... new, inhaled anti-influenza drug, zanamivir, was more effective than rimantadine ... This finding "supports the use of zanamivir for institutional outbreak control ... study with 482 nursing home residents, zanamivir (Relenza) had greater protective efficacy ...

Article: Faster Relief from Influenza Symptoms for 'High Risk' and ...
PR Newswire;  November 17, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... results of two Phase III clinical trials of zanamivir were presented at the 36th meeting of ... 1998. The results demonstrated that zanamivir (Relenza) has been shown to cut the ... given either a placebo or orally inhaled zanamivir at 10-mg twice-daily (bd) for five ...