Q1. Which drugs are available for treatment of the new HINI flu virus (also
called swine flu)?
Currently 2 drugs are recommended, viz. oseltamivir (Tami flu, Ant flu) and
Zanamivir (Elena, Vicenza) for the treatment and prophylaxis against flu.
Oseltamavir is given orally while Zanamivir is given by the inhaled route.
Recommendations for use of antivirals may change as data on antiviral
effectiveness, clinical spectrum of illness, adverse events from antiviral
use, and antiviral susceptibility d…
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Posted on August 12, 2009 at 10:35am —
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