Recent news on Flumadine

Everybody is Satis  -  May 15, 2007
Journal lycéen,...heart rate gemfibrozil, increased alertness, but the incidence fluconazole and magnitude of these appear to be less than flumadine with the fluoxetine.

Advice on using antivirals for influenza  -  Mar 30, 2007
AAP News (subscription)...represented by oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza), and the adamantanes represented by amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine).

New Guidelines for Antiviral Therapy and Prophylaxis for Influenza ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Medscape (subscription)...of current widespread resistance to the adamantanes (amantadine [Symmetrel; Endo Pharmaceuticals] and rimantadine [Flumadine; Forest Pharmaceuticals]).

Revised Labeling Approved for Flumadine  -  Mar 20, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,The FDA has approved revised labeling to the Drug Interactions section of the prescribing information for Forest Laboratories’ Flumadine (rimantadine)

A Mild Winter Still Doesn't Stop the Flu: FLAVORx Helps Make the ...  -  Feb 27, 2007
Emediawire (press release),Medications to prevent the flu such as Tamiflu and Flumadine, as well as medications to treat symptoms such as decongestants, cough suppressants and

A reader blog about men's health with Dr. Karen Hill  -  Jan 29, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Examples of these drugs are amantadine (Symadine or Symmetrel), rimantadine (Flumadine), zanamivir (Relenza), and oseltamivir (Tamiflu).

Bird flu: Your questions answered  -  Feb 7, 2007
Consumer ReportsCurrently circulating strains of the virus are resistant to an older class of flu drugs, including rimantadine (Flumadine) and amantadine (Symmetrel),

An Rx can't replace the flu vaccine  -  Jan 1, 2007
Fort Worth Star Telegram,These include the older agents amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) and the newer agents Tamiflu and Relenza. They prevent flu viruses from

US Health Agency To Fund New Influenza Anti-viral Drug  -  Jan 9, 2007
Media Newswire (press release),Four anti-viral medications -- amantadine ( brand name Symmetrel® ), rimantadine ( Flumadine® ), zanamavir ( Relenza® ) and oseltamivir ( Tamiflu® ) -- are

US Health Agency To Fund New Influenza Antiviral Drug  -  Jan 8, 2007
NewsBlaze,Four antiviral medications - amantadine (brand name Symmetrel®), rimantadine (Flumadine®), zanamavir (Relenza®) and oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) - are approved by

NIH reports progress in vaccine development for avian influenza  -  Jan 8, 2007
Student Operated Press,Four antiviral medications -- amantadine (brand name Symmetrel ® ), rimantadine (Flumadine ® ), zanamavir (Relenza ® ) and oseltamivir (Tamiflu ® ) -- are

A couple of options for fighting the flu  -  Dec 8, 2006
Belleville News-Democrat,These include the older agents amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) and the newer agents Tamiflu and Relenza. They prevent flu viruses from

AAP report to address use of antiviral drugs to treat influenza  -  Dec 1, 2006
AAP News (subscription)The first class, adamantanes (represented by amantadine [Symmetrel] and rimantadine [Flumadine]), has been used widely for the past 20 years.

Shots can't cause flu, but they might not always be enough  Nov 6, 2006
...better. Anti-viral drugs include the older amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) and the newer Tamiflu and Relenza. ... -Fort Worth Star Telegram, Protecting Yourself Against The Flu  Oct 27, 2006
...sooner. Rimantadine (Flumadine) and oseltamivir (Tamiflu) can reduce the duration of the illness by up to a day and a half. These ... -WNBC, Feeling fluish? You didn't get it from your shot  Oct 27, 2006
Antiviral drugs include the older agents amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) and the newer agents Tamiflu and Relenza. ... -Fort Wayne News Sentinel, It's not tough to survive from flu shots  Oct 29, 2006
Oral antiviral drugs such as Rimantadine (Flumadine) and newer agents Tamiflu and Relenza appear to work to prevent flu viruses. ... -24-7PressRelease.com (press release) What’s New in Cold and Flu Prevention  Oct 27, 2006
Other antivirals include amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine), but they are effective against only one strain of the flu, Influenza A, and may ... -WNBC, Get ready for flu season  Oct 17, 2006
Older antiviral drugs like amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) are not being recommended this year because flu viruses have developed resistance ... -The News Journal, A couple of options for fighting the flu  -  Dec 8, 2006
Belleville News-Democrat,These include the older agents amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) and the newer agents Tamiflu and Relenza. They prevent flu viruses from

Prepare yourself for flu season  -  Nov 13, 2006
Enid News & Eagle,Studies have found the flu virus has become resistant to two older antivirals, Symmetrel and Flumadine. Antiviral drugs are no substitute for a flu shot,

AAP report to address use of antiviral drugs to treat influenza  -  Dec 1, 2006
AAP News (subscription)The first class, adamantanes (represented by amantadine [Symmetrel] and rimantadine [Flumadine]), has been used widely for the past 20 years.

Flu Season Creeps in Slowly and Quietly  -  Nov 22, 2006
MedPage Today,...because doctors know that Tamiflu chemical cousins -- Symmetrel (amantadine) and Flumadine (rimantadine) -- also have central nervous system effects.

Discovery boosts antiviral hopes  -  Nov 16, 2006
The Standard,The current market for anti-influenza drugs, including the two older drugs - Symmetrel, also known as Amantadine, and Flumadine (Rimantadine) - have been



Bird Flu Invades British Isles  Apr 6, 2006
...also resistant against one of the two major classes of drugs used to combat influenza, the adamantanes Symmetrel (amantadine) and Flumadine (rimantadine) and ... - MedPage Today

No human flu drugs for poultry  Mar 20, 2006
PLC's Relenza; amantadine - used in generics such as Symmetrel by Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.; and rimantadine, which is used in Flumadine, made by ... - Times Herald-Record

Proposal to prohibit the use of antiviral drugs to the poultry ...  Mar 21, 2006
PLC's Relenza; amantadine (used in generics such as Symmetrel by Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.) and rimantadine (used in Flumadine, by Forest Laboratories ... - Brownfield

Quigley to Test Flu Drug for Birds  Mar 21, 2006
Prohibited products include Endo Pharmaceuticals Symmetrel, Forest Labs' Flumadine, Roche Holding's Tamiflu, and GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza. - Houston Chronicle

CytoDyn CEO Explains Company's Strategy to Prevent Drug-Resistant ...  Mar 20, 2006
Allen cites two drugs previously used to treat the flu (influenza): Symmetrel(R), marketed by Endo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:ENDS), and Flumadine(R), marketed by ... - PrimeZone

Evidence Mounts for Shelving Two Flu Drugs  Feb 3, 2006
2 - Evidence continues to mount that the two standard seasonal influenza drugs, Symmetrel (amantadine) and Flumadine (rimantadine), have lost their value ... - CNN

Study: Two drugs powerless against flu  Feb 3, 2006
Resistance is being seen with two widely prescribed flu drugs: amantadine (sold as Symmetrel) and rimantadine (sold as Flumadine). ... - Newsday,

New Study Urges Docs to Ditch Flu Drugs  Feb 2, 2006
...study found that 92 percent had developed some form of resistance to amantadine and rimantadine – marketed as Symmetrel and Flumadine, respectively – the ... - The NewStandard,

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