Recent news on Tamiflu

Welsh couple face tests after bird flu outbreak  -  25 May 2007
ic Wales,...“Nevertheless, because of this incident, both of these individuals are on treatment courses of oseltamivir, which is often known as Tamiflu.�

Vietnam may reprocess bird flu medicine Tamiflu  -  May 14, 2007
Xinhua,Vietnam's Chemistry Institute is extracting the active agent from a large amount of Tamiflu tablets and capsules stocked up by the country, which are going

Vietnam may reprocess bird flu medicine Tamiflu  -  May 14, 2007
People's Daily Online,Vietnam is extracting Oseltamivir phosphate, active agent of Tamiflu, to reprocess the bird flu medicine, according to local newspaper Youth on Tuesday.

PCT draws up flu battle plan  -  May 23, 2007
This is Wiltshire.co.uk,Anti-viral drug Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), which must be taken within 48 hours of developing symptoms, has already been stockpiled nationwide and up to

Low frequency of resistance to Tamiflu confirmed  -  May 11, 2007
News-Medical.net,New data published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed a low frequency of resistance to Tamiflu (oseltamivir) over 3 influenza seasons

WHO study shows low level of resistance to Roche's Tamiflu  -  May 10, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),..."These results confirm that the potential for the development of resistance to Tamiflu is very low, even when used extensively in the management of seasonal

WHO study finds little resistance to Tamiflu  -  May 11, 2007
CIDRAP,May 11, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Resistance to oseltamivir (Tamiflu) over the three influenza seasons from 2003 to 2006 remained low in Japan, the country with

Roche says Tamiflu data shows very low resistance  -  May 9, 2007
Scientific AmericanZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday new data showed patients using its anti-flu drug Tamiflu rarely developed

Health ministry, docs were at odds over Tamiflu effects  -  May 7, 2007
The Japan Times,The health ministry was "negative" in 2006 on the possibility of a causal relationship between the influenza drug Tamiflu and abnormal behavior,

Roche says new WHO influenza study shows low Tamiflu resistance  -  May 9, 2007
Forbes,BASEL (Thomson Financial) - Roche Holding AG said flu drug Tamiflu has met with low resistance development in users over the past 3 influenza seasons in

Roche Update on Tamiflu for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness  -  Apr 26, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),BASEL, Switzerland, April 26, 2007-Roche announces several new research initiatives to further study the use of Tamiflu against the evolving H5N1 avian

Roche cutting Tamiflu production after filling government orders  -  Apr 26, 2007
International Herald Tribune,TRENTON, New Jersey: Roche Holding AG is scaling back production of its antiviral medicine Tamiflu now that it's filled orders from governments stockpiling

Roche to decrease production of Tamiflu  -  Apr 26, 2007
BusinessWeekPharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG said Thursday it will lower production of Tamiflu because capacity has surpassed demand for the flu treatment.

Roche to Decrease Production of Tamiflu  -  Apr 26, 2007
MSN MoneyBASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG said Thursday it will lower production of Tamiflu because capacity has surpassed demand

Roche's Tamiflu for influenza, to combat H5N1 bird flu virus  -  Apr 27, 2007
SpiritIndia,Roche announces several new research initiatives to further study the use of Tamiflu against the evolving H5N1 avian influenza virus and outlined the future

Roche says Tamiflu capacity outstrips demand  -  Apr 26, 2007
Reuters.uk,VX: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Thursday it was cutting production of influenza drug Tamiflu, seen as one of the best defenses against a possible

Switzerland's Roche to decrease production of Tamiflu  -  Apr 27, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Switzerland's Roche says that it is going to reduce production of Tamiflu because supply has surpassed demand for the firm's flu treatment.

Roche cutting Tamiflu production, for now  -  Apr 27, 2007
Regina Leader-Post (subscription),TRENTON, NJ (AP) -- Roche Holding AG is scaling back production of its antiviral medicine Tamiflu now that it has filled orders from governments stockpiling

Roche cuts Tamiflu production as capacity exceeds demand  -  Apr 26, 2007
International Herald Tribune,BASEL, Switzerland: Pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG said Thursday it will lower production of Tamiflu because capacity has surpassed demand for the

Roche says Tamiflu capacity outstrips demand  -  Apr 26, 2007
ReutersVX: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said the company and its partners had increased production capacity for influenza drug Tamiflu to more than 400

Roche says Tamiflu capacity outstrips demand  -  Apr 26, 2007
Earthtimes.orgBASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss-based Roche said on Thursday it was cutting production of influenza drug Tamiflu, seen as one of the best defenses

Roche cuts Tamiflu production as supply exceeds new orders  -  Apr 26, 2007
Forbes,ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Roche Holding AG announced it will reduce production of its flu treatment Tamiflu as current supply significantly exceeds

Roche says Tamiflu capacity outstrips demand  -  Apr 25, 2007
ReutersVX: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it had received a total of 215 million government orders for Tamiflu to date and that its capacity to produce

Roche Reins in Tamiflu Production as Supply Tops Demand  -  Apr 26, 2007
CNBC,Swiss-based Roche said it was cutting production of influenza drug Tamiflu, seen as one of the best defences against a possible bird flu pandemic,

Tamiflu Turnaround  -  Apr 26, 2007
CNBC,Roche today is announcing that it's cutting back production of Tamiflu. When bird flu stories and fears started reaching critical mass more than a year ago,

Production of flu drug Tamiflu to be cut  -  Apr 30, 2007
OnMedica,Production of anti-flu drug Tamiflu, which governments around the world have been busily stockpiling in the event of a bird flu pandemic, is to be curbed.

With orders filled, Roche cuts back on Tamiflu production  -  Apr 27, 2007
Asbury Park Press,TRENTON — Roche Holding AG is scaling back production of its anti-viral medicine Tamiflu now that it has filled orders from governments stockpiling the drug

Roche Reins in Tamiflu Production as Supply Tops Demand  -  26 Apr 2007
CNBC,Swiss-based Roche said it was cutting production of influenza drug Tamiflu, seen as one of the best defences against a possible bird flu pandemic,

Tamiflu Turnaround  -  26 Apr 2007
CNBC,Roche today is announcing that it's cutting back production of Tamiflu. When bird flu stories and fears started reaching critical mass more than a year ago,

36 European, Asian Nations Pledge To Fight Climate Change  -  26 Apr 2007
World Bank Group,Meanwhile, Dow Jones notes that “Pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG Thursday said it will lower the output of its influenza drug Tamiflu because

POINT OF VIEW/ Toshio Fukutake: More analysis, less hysteria ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Asahi Shimbun,Reports about the tragic deaths of teenagers who jumped from apartment balconies after taking Tamiflu, a drug used to treat influenza, have dominated

Roche's Chugai Lifts H1 Forecasts on Tamiflu Sales  -  Apr 23, 2007
Reuters.uk,T: Quote, NEWS , Research) posted a 28 percent rise in first-quarter profit and lifted its first-half forecasts after Tamiflu sales rose on government

Roche's Tamiflu - key to treat bird flu  -  Apr 22, 2007
SpiritIndia,Bird flu patients who get early treatment with the antiviral drug Tamiflu have the best chances of surviving while using steroids can do more harm than good

Tamiflu key to bird flu  -  Apr 22, 2007
Macon Area Online,...(Pic)- A warehouse manager takes a carton of Tamiflu, which contains the antiviral drug oseltamivir, for packing at a pharmaceuticals storage facility in

Two companies outline employee Tamiflu programs  -  Apr 20, 2007
CIDRAP,Tamiflu is a neuraminidase inhibitor that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends as the treatment of choice for people infected with H5N1 avian

Tamiflu key to treat bird flu, avoid steroids: WHO  -  Apr 20, 2007
Zee News,Geneva, April 21: Bird flu patients who get early treatment with the antiviral drug Tamiflu have the best chances of surviving while using steroids can do

Tamiflu key to treat bird flu, avoid steroids -WHO  -  Apr 20, 2007
Reuters AlertNet,GENEVA, April 20 (Reuters) - Bird flu patients who get early treatment with the antiviral drug Tamiflu have the best chances of surviving while using

Tamiflu Key to Treating Bird Flu, Avoiding Steroids: WHO  -  Apr 20, 2007
Medscape (subscription)GENEVA (Reuters) Apr 20 - Patients with avian influenza infection who get early treatment with the antiviral drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir) have the best

Tamiflu bolsters Roche Q1 earnings  -  Apr 18, 2007
CNN InternationalTim Anderson at Prudential Equity said the higher-than-expected sales figure was largely due to Tamiflu revenues, which offset slightly disappointing

Roche Says Sales Rise 16% on Cancer Drugs, Tamiflu (Update5)  -  Apr 18, 2007
BloombergTamiflu sales surged 47 percent as governments continued to buy emergency stock of the medicine. The company still expects between 800 million francs and

Roche Says Sales Rise 16% on Cancer Drugs, Tamiflu (Update4)  -  Apr 18, 2007
BloombergRoche also benefits from Tamiflu, one of only two products that may help in the event of a flu pandemic. ``You've got it all with Roche: great figures and

Roche Says Sales Rise 16% on Cancer Drugs, Tamiflu (Update3)  -  Apr 17, 2007
BloombergRoche also benefits from Tamiflu, one of only two products that may help in the event of a flu pandemic. ``Roche is relatively immune to generic competition

INTERVIEW-Roche: 2007 Tamiflu Sales at Upper End of Range  -  Apr 18, 2007
Reuters.uk,The lion share of Tamiflu sales goes to governments for stockingpiling. Given the high sales to governments stockpiling to brace for a possible outbreak of

Roche confirms FY target for Tamiflu sales to government  -  Apr 18, 2007
Forbes,ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Roche Holdings AG has reiterated its full year guidance for sales to government of Tamiflu, seen as the first-line treatment in

Roche sales rise fueled by Avastin, Tamiflu  -  Apr 18, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),...drugmaker reported a 16% increase in first-quarter sales on demand for its Avastin tumor-fighting medicine and for Tamiflu, used to ward off avian flu.

DOH adds warning label to Tamiflu  -  Apr 15, 2007
Taipei Times,The Department of Health (DOH) has decided to require importers of anti-flu drug Tamiflu to add labels warning teenagers of possible risks, following the

Kolkata requests 5000 Tamiflu pills  -  Apr 9, 2007
The Statesman,Dr SN Dutta, joint director [public health] , state health department, said, “Apart from asking for Tamiflu, we have also sent a notice by putting the

Study documents resistance to Tamiflu, calls for alternatives  -  Apr 9, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,Tamiflu-resistant strains of flu have been found in patients who haven't taken the drug, suggesting the mutated virus is capable of spreading between humans

Study calls for Tamiflu alternatives  -  Apr 4, 2007
Daily Kent Stater,...(MCT) — Tamiflu-resistant strains of flu have been found in patients who haven't taken the drug, suggesting the mutated virus is capable of spreading

Influenza B viruses become resistant to Tamiflu  -  Apr 3, 2007
Food Consumer,Variants of viruses that cause influenza B were found to have become resistant to two common influenza drugs known as Tamiflu and Relenza, according to a

Chugai Drops After Tamiflu Abnormal Behavior News  -  Apr 5, 2007
Reuters.uk,Among 1079 cases of patients experiencing side effects after taking Tamiflu that have been reported by Chugai, 128 of them, mostly young people,

Chugai drops after Tamiflu abnormal behaviour news  -  Apr 4, 2007
Reuters AlertNet,T> weakened on Thursday after more than 100 people were found to have demonstrated abnormal behaviour after taking the influenza drug Tamiflu.

Japan finds 128 abnormal cases in Tamiflu probe  -  Apr 4, 2007
Forbes,TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - More than 100 Japanese, mostly young children and teenagers, have behaved abnormally since taking the flu drug Tamiflu and eight of them

Study Sees Shifting Tamiflu Resistance: Concern is Maintaining ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
International News Service,Apr. 4--Tamiflu-resistant strains of flu have been found in patients who haven't taken the drug, suggesting the mutated virus is capable of spreading

Study Calls for Tamiflu Alternatives  -  Apr 3, 2007
International News Service,..._ Tamiflu-resistant strains of flu have been found in patients who haven't taken the drug, suggesting the mutated virus is capable of spreading between

New Data Reinforces Efficacy Of Tamiflu Against H5N1 Influenza Viruses  -  Apr 3, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),New data published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy show that the oral antiviral drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir) is effective against two currently

Report: Abnormal Behavior After Tamiflu  -  Apr 4, 2007
Forbes,More than 100 mostly young people in Japan have exhibited abnormal, sometimes dangerous behavior after taking the influenza drug Tamiflu, a news report said

Report: Abnormal Behavior After Tamiflu  -  Apr 4, 2007
Houston Chronicle,TOKYO — More than 100 mostly young people in Japan have exhibited abnormal, sometimes dangerous behavior after taking the influenza drug Tamiflu,

128 Japanese exhibited abnormal behaviour after Tamiflu use: report  -  Apr 4, 2007
Canada.com,TOKYO (AP) - More than 100 mostly young people in Japan have exhibited abnormal, sometimes dangerous, behaviour after taking the influenza drug Tamiflu,

128 Japanese exhibited abnormal behavior after Tamiflu use: report  -  Apr 4, 2007
International Herald Tribune,TOKYO: More than 100 mostly young people in Japan have exhibited abnormal, sometimes dangerous, behavior after taking the influenza drug Tamiflu,

Side-effects prompt S Korea to suspend prescription of Tamiflu to ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
TODAYonline,SOUTH KOREA'S health authorities have suspended the prescription of anti-flu medicine Tamiflu to young people, following reports of severe side-effects in

South Korea suspends Tamiflu use for young people  -  Apr 5, 2007
New Straits Times,South Korea’s health authorities said today they have suspended the prescription of the anti-flu medicine, Tamiflu, to young people following reports of

Japan reports abnormal behaviour linked to Tamiflu  -  Apr 4, 2007
CTV.ca,TOKYO -- More than 100 mostly young people in Japan have exhibited abnormal, sometimes dangerous, behaviour after taking the influenza drug Tamiflu,

More data support Tamiflu-linked abnormalities  -  Apr 4, 2007
The Japan Times,There have been 128 reports of people, mainly teens, acting strangely after taking the antiviral drug Tamiflu between the time it went on the market here in

S. Korea to virtually ban use of Tamiflu by teenagers  -  Apr 5, 2007
The Hankyoreh,South Korea plans to virtually ban the prescription of avian influenza drug Tamiflu to teenagers, following a similar move by Japan following reports of

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