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FDA using pharmaceutical market research to track influenza treatment  -  ‎Oct 21, 2009‎
GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza (zanamivir), Forest Labs' Flumadine (rimantadine) and Endo Pharmaceuticals' Symmetrel (amantadine), the latter two of which ... Drug Store News (blog)

CDC issues warning on H1N1 for people with HIV  -  ‎Oct 22, 2009‎
The more common flu medications Tamiflu and Relenza seem to work with H1N1 but the drugs Symmetrel and Flumadine do not. These antiviral drugs work best ... Dallas Voice

Evidence Mounts for Shelving Two Flu Drugs  -  Feb 2, 2006
2 - Evidence continues to mount that the two standard seasonal influenza drugs, Symmetrel (amantadine) and Flumadine (rimantadine), have lost their value ... CNN

Scientists zero in on how flu virus outfoxes drugs  -  Jan 31, 2008
Two anti-flu drugs -- amantadine, sold as Symmetrel, and rimantadine, sold under the brand Flumadine -- were designed to block this process, ... Sydney Morning Herald

Revised Labeling Approved for Flumadine  -  Mar 20, 2007
The FDA has approved revised labeling to the Drug Interactions section of the prescribing information for Forest Laboratories' Flumadine (rimantadine) ... Facts and Comparisons

Shots can't cause flu, but they might not always be enough  -  Nov 6, 2006
Anti-viral drugs include the older amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) and the newer Tamiflu and Relenza. They prevent flu viruses from ... Pay-Per-View - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Studies question efficacy of flu meds  -  Sep 22, 2005
He also underscored that Symmetrel and Flumadine have been useless in Asia where doctors have been treating cases of bird flu. "This study did not include ... Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest Archiver

Emergence of Drug-Resistant Influenza Virus: Population Dynamical …  -  Apr 21, 2006
The M2 protein inhibitors amantadine (known under several brand names) and rimantadine (brand name Flumadine) target the viral M2 protein, which is required ... Science Magazine - Science Magazine (subscription)

Flu (influenza).(Disease/Disorder overview)  -  May 24, 2006
Examples of these drugs are amantadine (Symadine or Symmetrel), rimantadine (Flumadine), zanamivir (Relenza), and oseltamivir (Tamiflu). ... $4.95 - Clinical Reference Systems - ECNext

Flu (Influenza).(Adult Health Advisor 2006)(Disease/Disorder overview)  -  Nov 1, 2006
Examples of these drugs are amantadine (Symadine or Symmetrel), rimantadine (Flumadine), zanamivir (Relenza), and oseltamivir (Tamiflu). ... $4.95 - Clinical Reference Systems - ECNext

Flu Shots Provide Less Protection to Elderly Than Thought  -  Sep 22, 2005
Even though they are old, Symmetrel and Flumadine are important for controlling flu epidemics, Bright says. "Both the old and new classes of antiviral drugs ... FOXNews

Antivirals cope with influenza, cytomegalovirus and varicella-zoster...  -  May 1, 2005
When treatment with Flumadine or Symmetrel begins within 48 hours of onset, they can reduce the symptoms of influenza A, lower transmission of the virus, ... Free with registration - Managed Healthcare Executive - AccessMyLibrary.com

Antiviral therapy and prophylaxis for influenza in children.(CLINICAL...  -  Apr 1, 2007
Flumadine [package insert]. St Louis, MO: Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc; 2000. Available at: www.fda.gov/cder/foi/label/ 2001/19650S41bl.pdf. ... $4.95 - Pediatrics - ECNext

Influenza Antiviral Medicinal Products for Potential Use During a …  -  Mar 21, 2006
Flumadine is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to drugs of ... Therefore, according to the Flumadine label, rimantadine should be used ... RedOrbit

Tips on cancer options, managing side effects | Article from Deseret...  -  Nov 7, 2008
Five years ago I took Flumadine for ... Flumadine can cause serious psychological side effects. Answer: The influenza drugs amantadine ... heartburn and ... Pay-Per-View - Deseret News - HighBeam Research

An Rx can't replace the flu vaccine  -  Jan 1, 2007
The older drugs, Symmetrel and Flumadine, work only against influenza A, the most common type of flu. Tamiflu and Relenza are effective against both ... $2.95 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - NewsBank

FOCUS@HEALTH; Guarding against bird flu pandemic among humans | …  -  Jan 26, 2006
Symmetrel and Flumadine. 4. Oseltamiver (Tamiflu) was also approved in 1999 (at the ... Flumadine. For prophylaxis (prevention), Tamiflu should be taken one ... Pay-Per-View - Filipino Reporter - HighBeam Research

Federal preparedness for flu pandemic spelled out: draft of federal...  -  May 1, 2005
The M2s are Symmetrel (amantadine) and Flumadine, both of which are dosed at 100 mg twice a day. The NAIs are Relenza (zanamivir) and Tamiflu. ... Free with registration - Internal Medicine News - AccessMyLibrary.com

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). ... Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest Archiver

Flu's late arrival, New wave of influenza making its rounds in...  -  Feb 17, 2006
...and rimantadine (sold as Flumadine). Two other prescription antivirals, Tamiflu and Relenza, and are not showing evidence of resistance, the CDC said. ... Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest Archiver

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

Enough Vaccine to Go Around  -  Oct 25, 2005
...is one of four prescription antiviral drugs -- Symmetrel (amantadine), Flumadine (rimantadine) and Relenza (zanamavir) are the others -- that have been ... Washington Post

Tamiflu's Troubles  -  Dec 19, 2008
...could be treated with three other treatments including GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza, Endo Pharmaceuticals' Symmetrel and Forest Pharmaceuticals' Flumadine. ... Forbes

How to flee from the flu  -  Jan 12, 2006
Symadine, Flumadine and Tamiflu are also approved for the prevention of the flu. They have been found 70 to 90 percent effective in healthy adults. ... Enid News & Eagle

SVININFLUENSA (H1N1) SYMPTOM OCH BEHANDLING..  -  Aug 11, 2008
Dessa virus är resistent mot antivirala läkemedel amantadin (Symmetrel) och rimantadin (Flumadine), men är känslig för oseltamivir (Tamiflu) och zanamivir ... expressen.se

Avian flu worries the experts -- but vaccines are coming - Here's a...  -  Oct 25, 2005
There are two classes of drugs available to combat it -- M2 inhibitors such as amantadine (brand name Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) and ... $2.95 - Detroit News - NewsBank

Local flu not severe ... yet  -  Jan 16, 2006
He said he's recommending the drug Flumadine as a prescription to combat the ... Flumadine is a form of rimantadine. New flu drugs such as Tamiflu and ... Lahontan Valley News

FDA Staffers Propose More Detailed Flu Drug Warnings  -  Nov 26, 2007
The FDA staff also reviewed two other flu drugs, the so-called M2 inhibitors amantadine hydrochloride (Symmetrel) and rimantadine hydrochloride (Flumadine). ... MedPage Today

ANTIVIRAL DRUGS CAN'T REPLACE FLU VACCINATION  -  Dec 7, 2006
The older drugs, Symmetrel and Flumadine, work only against influenza A, the most common type of flu. Tamiflu and Relenza are effective against both ... $2.95 - Sun Herald - NewsBank

People's Pharmacy: Flu vaccine value questioned | Lifestyle/Features...  -  Sep 21, 2008
Prescription flu drugs like Tamiflu, Flumadine (rimantadine) and Relenza can sometimes speed recovery. Vitamin D may enhance the immune system. ... Houston Chronicle

Pills & Ills A couple of options for fighting the flu  -  Dec 17, 2006
The older drugs, Symmetrel and Flumadine, work only against influenza A, the most common type of flu. Tamiflu and Relenza are effective against both ... Pay-Per-View - Charleston Gazette - Factiva, from Dow Jones

FDA Mulls Tougher Warning Label on Kids' Flu Drugs  -  Nov 27, 2007
In addition, The FDA reviewed side effects associated with two other flu drugs Symmetrel (amantadine) and Flumadine (rimantadine). They are not recommending ... DentalPlans.com

LONG ISLAND INC.  -  Jan 19, 2005
Forest Laboratories Inc. said third-quarter profit rose 15 percent after the U.S. government stocked up on the company's Flumadine influenza treatment ... Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest Archiver

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

CDC: Major flu strain resistant to two anti-virals  -  Jan 15, 2006
Amantadine, sold under the brand name Symmetrel, has been in use since the mid-1960s, and rimantadin, sold as Flumadine, was licensed in 1993. ... USA Today

Enough Vaccine to Go Around; Clinics Expect to Meet Demand This Flu …  -  Oct 25, 2005
...is one of four prescription antiviral drugs -- Symmetrel (amantadine), Flumadine (rimantadine) and Relenza (zanamavir) are the others -- that have been ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Bird flu: Your questions answered  -  Feb 14, 2007
Currently circulating strains of the virus are resistant to an older class of flu drugs, including rimantadine (Flumadine) and amantadine (Symmetrel), ... consumerreports.org

CDC Warns of Tamiflu Resistant Flu Bug  -  Dec 20, 2008
There are alternatives for the flu such as Relenza, which the Tamiflu-resistant flu bug is still sensitive to as well as older drugs such as Flumadine and ... TopNews United States

Flu Shots for Elderly Far From Perfect  -  Sep 21, 2005
...same issue of The Lancet warns that circulating human flu bugs are very quickly becoming resistant to two older-type flu drugs: Symmetrel and Flumadine. ... WebMD

Amantadine or rimantadine for influenza (flu)  -  Jul 31, 2008
Control and Prevention (CDC) have advised doctors not to use amantadine (Symadine or Symmetrel) or rimantadine (Flumadine) to treat or prevent the flu. ... WebMD

FDA panel rejects weight-loss drug | Article from Deseret News (Salt...  -  Jun 14, 2007
Flumadine) can both cause depression and hallucinations ... about a newly released drug equivalent to Viagra ... GlaxoSmithKline. ... Pay-Per-View - Deseret News - HighBeam Research

Drugs may outlast label date  -  May 30, 2005
For instance, Symmetrel (amantadine) and Flumadine (rimantidine), anti-viral drugs used to prevent and treat influenza, withstood 160-degree temperatures ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

How Effective Is the Flu Vaccine?  -  Oct 3, 2006
These antiviral drugs include the older agents amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) and the newer agents Tamiflu and Relenza. ... Washington Post

UK buys anti-flu drugs for 14 million people  -  Mar 2, 2005
Current drugs that can be considered include Symmetrel (amantadine), Flumadine (rimantadine) and Zanamivir (relenza). The UK's response to the predicted ... DrugResearcher.com

Poking holes in flu myths, Experts stress the importance of vaccine...  -  Oct 5, 2006
Symmetrel and Flumadine were embargoed earlier this year when tests showed them ineffective against A- strains of flu. Both drugs belong to a class called ... Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest Archiver

US Health Agency To Fund New Influenza Anti-viral Drug  -  Jan 8, 2007
Four anti-viral medications -- amantadine (brand name Symmetrel ® ), rimantadine (Flumadine ® ), zanamavir (Relenza ® ) and oseltamivir (Tamiflu ® ) -- are ... Global Security

Flu medication routine use discouraged - WebMD  -  Jan 18, 2006
There are four of these drugs: the older ones, Symmetrel and Flumadine, and the newer ones, Tamiflu and Relenza. The study concludes that it's time to ... WebMD

Declaring if there's life after 'shelf life'  -  Jun 7, 2005
For instance, Symmetrel (amantadine) and Flumadine (rimantidine), anti-viral drugs used to prevent and treat influenza, withstood 160- degree temperatures ... Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest Archiver

Bird Flu Invades British Isles  -  Apr 6, 2006
...the adamantanes Symmetrel (amantadine) and Flumadine (rimantadine) and experts fear it could quickly evolve resistance to the other class, ... MedPage Today

New Guidelines for Antiviral Therapy and Prophylaxis for Influenza...  -  Apr 23, 2007
...current widespread resistance to the adamantanes (amantadine [ Symmetrel; Endo Pharmaceuticals] and rimantadine [ Flumadine; Forest Pharmaceuticals]). ... Medscape

They're older than you think | Article from Deseret News (Salt Lake...  -  Oct 14, 2005
Five years ago I took Flumadine ... urea treatment many years ago while traveling ... them in care of King Features Syndicate, 888 Seventh Ave ... s Press) ... Pay-Per-View - Deseret News - HighBeam Research

From influenza A to zanamivir, what you need to know this flu season  -  Nov 10, 2008
Two older drugs, amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine), have lost their effectiveness, but two new drugs remain active against most strains of ... Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago Daily Herald

Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia: Medical and Surgical Management  -  Sep 1, 2007
200 mg in patients with PD and LID resulted in a marked improvement of 50% without worsening motor function. 38 (Rimantadine [Flumadine], an a-methyl deri. Psychiatric Times

Discovery boosts antiviral hopes  -  Nov 17, 2006
The current market for anti-influenza drugs, including the two older drugs - Symmetrel, also known as Amantadine, and Flumadine (Rimantadine) - have been ... The Standard

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, ... Citizen

Flu (Influenza)  -  Aug 27, 2007
Antiviral drugs - Two older antiviral drugs - amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) - and two newer ones - zanamivir (Relenza) and oseltamivir ... HealthCentral.com

City plans open park meeting to discuss design  -  May 7, 2007
...heart rate gemfibrozil, increased alertness, but the incidence fluconazole and magnitude of these appear to be less than flumadine with the fluoxetine. ... Estacada News

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

Flu sneezin' is here after all  -  Jan 24, 2006
And as a side note, the US Centers for Disease Control last week issued a statement saying flu sufferers should not use Symmetrel or Flumadine to treat the ... $2.95 - The Sun - NewsBank

Advice on using antivirals for influenza  -  Apr 4, 2007
...represented by oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza), and the adamantanes represented by amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine). ... AAP News - AAP News (subscription)

Q3 2005 Forest Laboratories, Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final.  -  Jan 18, 2005
The two onetime events were a government order for the antiviral Flumadine due to the flu vaccine shortage and the initial performance of branded Celexa ... Free with registration - Fair Disclosure Wire - AccessMyLibrary.com

Do you have information on the location of this year's flu shot...  -  Sep 29, 2006
These antiviral drugs include the older agents amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) and the newer agents Tamiflu and Relenza. ... Free with registration - Sun Herald - AccessMyLibrary.com

Tips on how to avoid getting hit by the flu  -  Nov 26, 2007
The older medications amantadine (brand name Symmetrel) and rimantadine (brand name Flumadine) have unfortunately been left relatively ineffective due to ... Vail Daily News

Flu Season Creeps in Slowly and Quietly  -  Nov 22, 2006
...because doctors know that Tamiflu chemical cousins -- Symmetrel (amantadine) and Flumadine (rimantadine) -- also have central nervous system effects. ... MedPage Today

Point-of-Care Guides  -  Nov 1, 2005
A second analysis8 supported empiric treatment with amantadine (Symmetrel), rimantadine (Flumadine), or oseltamivir when the likelihood of influenza is high ... AAFP News Now

Resistance develops to certain flu antivirals  -  Feb 6, 2006
...isolated from patients in 23 states were resistant to amantadine, or Symmetrel, and rimantadine, or Flumadine, which are M2 ion channel inhibitors. ... American Medical News

Effect of Antivirals on Influenza in Healthy Adults  -  Jun 1, 2006
They analyzed 20 prophylaxis studies and 13 treatment trials using the M2 ion blockers amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine). ... AAFP News Now

FDA to Ban Poultry Use Of 2 Drug Types on Flu Fears  -  Mar 21, 2006
...amantadine (used in generics such as Symmetrel by Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.) and rimantadine (used in Flumadine, by Forest Laboratories Inc.). ... Subscription - Wall Street Journal Online - Dow Jones & Company

Harvard Medical School  -  Oct 11, 2005
They are oseltamivir (Tamiflu), amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine). These three medicines are able to kill influenza virus particles. ... Intelihealth.com

Feds to stockpile antivirals as pandemic "speed bump".(Infectious …  -  Apr 26, 2005
Any new strain is more likely to have built up resistance to older inhibitors, including amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine), ... Free with registration - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Reserve Antivirals for Pandemic Use  -  Feb 12, 2006
Antivirals amantadine (Lysovir or Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) should not be used for seasonal flu control because of serious side-effects such as ... RedOrbit

Nancy's parable.(ORACLE)(methods to sell products)  -  Feb 1, 2006
Authors note: Shortly after last issue's parable appeared, the Centers for Disease Control announced that amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) ... Free with registration - OR/MS Today - AccessMyLibrary.com

Government Warning About 2 Flu Drugs  -  Jan 14, 2006
Amantadine, which is also known by the brand name Symmetrel and Rimantadine, whose brand name is Flumadine, are used mostly in hospitals and nursing homes. ... go.com

Change in flu treatment recommendations  -  Jan 25, 2006
...generically and as Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) for the prevention or treatment of the flu in the US during the 2005-06 influenza season. ... consumerreports.org

Academy discourages personal stockpiles of influenza antivirals  -  Dec 12, 2005
The stockpile includes oseltamivir (Tamiflu), with 2.3 million adult courses and 110000 pediatric courses, and rimantadine (Flumadine), with 4.25 million ... AAP News - AAP News (subscription)

ACIP releases 2006-2007 influenza vaccination recommendations.( …  -  Aug 15, 2006
Neither amantadine (Symmetrel) nor rimantadine (Flumadine) should be used for chemoprophylaxis against influenza A because of recent data indicating ... Free with registration - American Family Physician - AccessMyLibrary.com

Avian flu: What to look for, who's at risk  -  Jul 1, 2005
...amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine), both oral drugs, interfere with viral entry into the cell by blocking the viral M2 protein. ... ModernMedicine

Prepare yourself for flu season  -  Nov 13, 2006
Studies have found the flu virus has become resistant to two older antivirals, Symmetrel and Flumadine. Antiviral drugs are no substitute for a flu shot, ... Enid News & Eagle

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), ... primezone.com

Drug-Induced Hallucinations Distressing  -  May 9, 2005
I took him to the doctor, who prescribed Flumadine and gave him samples of Avelox. The doctor told us nothing about this drug except that it was strong. ... HealthCentral.com

AAP report to address use of antiviral drugs to treat influenza  -  Dec 12, 2006
The first class, adamantanes (represented by amantadine [Symmetrel] and rimantadine [Flumadine]), has been used widely for the past 20 years. ... AAP News - AAP News (subscription)

Influenza: le nuove raccomandazioni dell'Organizzazione Mondiale...  -  Oct 9, 2008
Inibitori M2 - La resistenza all'Amantadina ( Mantadan ) e alla Rimantadina ( Flumadine ) è rimasta elevata tra i virus dell'influenza A(H3N2), ... XagenaSalute

QUESTION & ANSWERS FROM THE PHARMACY: FLU CLINICS …  -  Oct 2, 2006
These antiviral drugs include the older agents amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine) and the newer agents Tamiflu and Relenza. ... $2.95 - Press of Atlantic City, The - NewsBank

Article: Shots for safety.(Staying Healthy: How to keep your body...  -  Nov 1, 2007
However, four drugs have been approved to treat people who get the flu: amamadine (Symmetrel), rimantadine (Flumadine), zanamivir (Relenza), and oseltamivir ... Pay-Per-View - Pamphlet by: National Institute on Aging - HighBeam Research

MEDEX Assistance Corporation; Medical assistance company offers do's ...  -  Jan 12, 2005
...prescription drugs: Tamiflu (effective for influenza A and B virus strains) or Symmetrel and Flumadine (both effective for influenza A only). ... Pay-Per-View - Biotech Week - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Prevenzione delle infezioni dell'apparato respiratorio di origine...  -  Dec 11, 2008
La resistenza all'Amantadina ( Mantadan ) e alla Rimantadina ( Flumadine ), due inibitori M2, si mantiene elevata tra i virus dell'influenza A(H3N2), ... XagenaSalute

Forest Laboratories to Exceed Fiscal 2005 Third Quarter Mean Earnings...  -  Jan 4, 2005
Branded and generic sales of the antiviral Flumadine(R) totaled approximately $30 million as the US Government placed a one-time order on behalf of the ... $4.95 - PR Newswire - ECNext

WHO Backs Older Drugs For Bird-Flu Treatment  -  May 22, 2006
...president and chief operating officer of Forest Laboratories Inc. in New York, which makes a branded version of rimantadine called Flumadine, ... Subscription - Wall Street Journal Online - Dow Jones & Company

Directive to use more Tamiflu stirs concern  -  Jan 19, 2006
The CDC said Saturday that physicians should cease prescribing two older drugs, amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine), as protection against ... Oxford Press

Influenza vaccines, influenza drugs--both losing effectiveness.  -  Oct 1, 2005
...of flu viruses collected from people around the world and found a resistance to Tamiflu, Flumadine, and others in a drug class called adamantine. ... Pay-Per-View - HealthFacts - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Finance; Namenda maker to exceed fiscal 2005 Q3 mean earnings per …  -  Feb 1, 2005
Branded and generic sales of the antiviral Flumadine totaled approximately $30 million as the US government placed a one-time order on behalf of the US ... Pay-Per-View - Life Science Weekly - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Flu (influenza).(Adult Health Advisor 2007)(Disease/Disorder overview)  -  May 31, 2007
Examples of these drugs are amantadine (Symadine or Symmetrel), rimantadine (Flumadine), zanamivir (Relenza), and oseltamivir (Tamiflu). ... $4.95 - Clinical Reference Systems - ECNext

HHS focuses on flu pandemic preparedness plan.(Clinical Rounds) | …  -  May 1, 2005
As for antiviral drugs, the U.S. government currently stockpiles 2 million doses of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and 4 million doses of Flumadine (rimantadine). ... Pay-Per-View - OB GYN News - HighBeam Research

Press Release: Forest Laboratories, Inc. Reports Diluted Earnings Per...  -  Jan 18, 2005
Sales of Flumadine (R), an anti-viral, were $34615000, which includes a one-time purchase by the U.S. Government of $33509000 due to the flu vaccine ... Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Forest disappoints, despite 17% EPS hike.(Forest Laboratories Inc., …  -  Jan 24, 2005
Sales of Namenda (memantine), for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease, totaled $100.6 million in the quarter, while those of Flumadine, an antiviral, ... $4.95 - Pharma Marketletter - ECNext

Federal preparedness for flu pandemic spelled out: draft of federal...  -  May 1, 2005
As for antiviral drugs, the U.S. government currently stockpiles 2 million doses of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and 4 million doses of Flumadine (rimantadine). ... Pay-Per-View - Internal Medicine News - HighBeam Research

Season mild so far, but flu cases picking up ** Valley doctors say...  -  Jan 9, 2006
Anti-viral medicines, such as Tamiflu and Flumadine, are effective treatments when taken within 48 hours of the onset of fever, Rhodes said, and should be ... Pay-Per-View - Morning Call - ProQuest Archiver

ACIP releases 2006-2007 influenza vaccination recommendations.( …  -  Aug 15, 2006
Neither amantadine (Symmetrel) nor rimantadine (Flumadine) should be used for chemoprophylaxis against influenza A because of recent data indicating ... $4.95 - American Family Physician - ECNext

POTPOURRI; With onset of cold front, get a flu shot soonest | Article...  -  Sep 8, 2005
...medicine, such as oseltamivir (Tamiflu), rimantadine (Flumadine) and amantadine (Symmetrel), within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. While the ... Pay-Per-View - Filipino Reporter - HighBeam Research

Everyone seems sick, but... Despite dearth of shots, flu season isn't...  -  Feb 6, 2005
The sooner patients begin prescription remedies such as Tamiflu and Flumadine, he said, the faster they can recover, and the less severe their symptoms will ... $2.95 - Lancaster Newspapers - NewsBank

Getting out the message.  -  Jul 1, 2006
The drug should have been more successful until the avian scare, as most doctors never heard of Tamiflu or Forest's Flumadine. It's all about generating a ... $9.94 - Pharmaceutical Executive - Alacra Store

Pandemic influenza: how it would progress and what it would require...  -  Dec 1, 2005
Amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine)--antivirals recommended for use against influenza A-have reduced efficacy against avian influenza, ... $4.95 - Journal of Family Practice - ECNext





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