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ALDA's T36 ® Kills "Swine Flu" Virus  -  Apr 15, 2008
...flu in humans and is developing resistance to the standard antiviral drugs, amantadine (Symmetrel), rimantadine (Flumadine) and oseltamivir (Tamiflu). Market Wire (press release)

Avian Flu Jumped from Dying Son to Caregiver Father  -  Apr 7, 2008
Rimantadine (Flumadine) was started on the third day. Despite treatment, he required positive pressure ventilation. On Dec. 7, he received two transfusions MedPage Today,

Tamiflu Sales Drop as Drug-Resistance Rises  -  Feb 1, 2008
WHO told the New York Times Evolving drug resistance is what has happened to two other flu remedies amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine). InjuryBoard.com,

Most Doctors Use Flu Test for Diagnosis  -  Jan 24, 2008
...usually oseltamivir (Tamiflu) but including two -- amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) -- that are no longer recommended, the agency said MedPage Today,

Drug-Resistant Flu Virus on the Rise  -  Jan 31, 2008
Already, US health authorities recommend against using two other flu antivirals, amantadine and rimantadine (sold as Symmetrel and Flumadine, respectively), TIME

Scientists zero in on how flu virus outfoxes drugs  -  Jan 30, 2008
Two anti-flu drugs -- amantadine, sold as Symmetrel, and rimantadine, sold under the brand Flumadine -- were designed to block this process, AFP

Experts have been arguing about flu shots for decades  -  Oct 28, 2007
These include antiviral flu drugs such as Flumadine or Tamiflu that can be taken to speed recovery. Vitamin D is also important for a strong immune system. Houston Chronicle,

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]).

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,

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

School nurses see some sick students; emphasize hand-washing to ... Mar 4, 2006
Other anti-viral vaccines, including Flumadine and Symmetrel, are used by children with the flu who are 1 years of age and older. ... - Chambersburg Public Opinion,

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

Flu's late arrival Feb 17, 2006
...two widely prescribed antiviral drugs given after a person has been diagnosed with the flu: amantadine (sold as Symmetrel) and rimantadine (sold as Flumadine). ... - Newsday,

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,

The flu season is in full swing Feb 15, 2006
Kleppinger said the least expensive flu medications — Flumadine and Amantadine — are not effective against the current type of influenza in the community. ... - Laramine Boomerang,

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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