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- noun A
neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment and prophylaxis ofInfluenzavirus
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Both Roche AG's Tamiflu, known generically as oseltamivir, and GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza, known as zanamivir, have been shown to work against the new virus.
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Both Roche AG's Tamiflu, known generically as oseltamivir, and GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza, known as zanamivir, have been shown to work against the new virus.
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The virus is also sensitive to two widely available drugs: osteltamivir and zanamivir.
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Finally, if you do get the flu, use antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir (Tamiflu) or zanamivir (Relenza) to help reduce the risk of complications.
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The virus is also sensitive to two widely available drugs: osteltamivir and zanamivir.
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For flu, a flu shot will help your body fight off the flu virus, but if you already have the virus, the CDC recommends zanamivir Relenza, an inhaled drug, for treating seasonal flu in people age 7 and older or a combination of oseltamivir and rimantadine.
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For flu, a flu shot will help your body fight off the flu virus, but if you already have the virus, the CDC recommends zanamivir (Relenza), an inhaled drug, for treating seasonal flu in people age 7 and older or a combination of oseltamivir and rimantadine.
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The researchers said that almost all of the strains of the H1N1 (swine) flu virus they looked at showed at least some resistance to the drugs oseltamivir (Tamiflu), though all still responded to the related medication zanamivir (Relenza).
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For now, Mexican doctors are focusing on treatment with antivirals like oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza).
City of Fear 2009
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It is, fortunately, treatable with the antiviral drugs Tamiflu and Relenza (oseltamivir and zanamivir), but it is resistant to the other major class of anti-flu drugs, amantadines.
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