Influenza (Treatment)

Future Inhaled Antiviral Drug Effective for Flu Treatment and Prevention

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, October 12th, 1998

Experts have released new scientific information which shows that an inhaled influenza drug, zanamivir, is effective for both treatment and prevention of the influenza infection.

"Zanamivir is a new antiviral that stops influenza dead in its tracks," said Prof. Chris Silagy, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia. "It is given by the inhaled route so the medicine goes straight to where the influenza virus infects the body - in the breathing passages. By inhaling zanamivir, the drug gets to the site of infection faster than taking it by mouth."

New information from two Phase III clinical trials was presented at ICAAC - the 38th Interscience...

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