Roche announces FDA approval of Xofluza for the prevention of influenza following contact with an infected person
Basel, 24 November 2020 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Xofluza ® (baloxavir marboxil) as a treatment to prevent influenza in people 12 years of age and older following contact with someone with influenza (known as post-exposure prophylaxis). Xofluza is the first single-dose influenza medicine approved for post-exposure prophylaxis.“With today’s approval, Xofluza is now available as the first single-dose, post-exposure preventive treatment for influenza,” said Le...
Source: Roche Media News - November 24, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche announces FDA approval of Xofluza for the prevention of influenza following contact with an infected person
Basel, 24 November 2020 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Xofluza ® (baloxavir marboxil) as a treatment to prevent influenza in people 12 years of age and older following contact with someone with influenza (known as post-exposure prophylaxis). Xofluza is the first single-dose influenza medicine approved for post-exposure prophylaxis.“With today’s approval, Xofluza is now available as the first single-dose, post-exposure preventive treatment for influenza,” said Le...
Source: Roche Investor Update - November 24, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
UnitedHealth ships flu kits to Medicare recipients
UnitedHealthcare, the country ’s largest health insurance company, plans to provide at-risk patients with 200,000 kits that include Tamiflu, a prescription antiviral treatment; a digital thermometer; and a coronavirus PCR diagnostic test. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - October 27, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Emma Goldberg Source Type: news
UnitedHealth Ships Flu Kits to Medicare Recipients
Under MedAdvantage plans, the major insurer is sending packages including Tamiflu and coronavirus tests to those considered especially vulnerable to Covid and the flu. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emma Goldberg Tags: Tamiflu (Drug) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Telemedicine Health Insurance and Managed Care Influenza Elderly Medicare Medicare Advantage UnitedHealth Group Inc your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Over 158 applications for generic products pending with USFDA for approval: Lupin
Sharing information with company's shareholders, Lupin MD Nilesh Gupta and CEO Vinita Gupta said the company's US business stabilised last fiscal and saw an increase of 5 per cent on the back of products like Levothyroxine and Oseltamivir. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 19, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Influenza A(H1N2) variant virus – Brazil
On 22 June 2020, the International Health Regualtions (IHR) Focal Point (FP) of Brazil shared a preliminary report with the Panamerican Health Organization, the WHO Regional Office for the Americas of a human infection withInfluenza A(H1N2) variant virus (A(H1N2)v). According to the report, the patient, a 22-year-old female, with no comorbidities, worked in a swine slaughterhouse in Ibipor ã Municipality, Paraná State, and developed an influenza-like illness on 12 April 2020. The patient initially sought medical care on 14 April and a respiratory specimen was obtained on 16 April as part of routine surveillance activitie...
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - July 9, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
Politics, Profits Undermine Public Interest in Covid-19 Vaccine Race
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 2020 (IPS) With well over five million Covid-19 infections worldwide, and deaths exceeding 340,000, the race for an effective vaccine has accelerated since the SARS-Cov-2 virus was first identified as the culprit.
Expecting to score politically from being ‘first’ to have a vaccine, US President Trump’s Operation Warp Speed promises to get 300 million doses to Americans by January, after the November polls, following several failed attempts to monopolize vaccines being developed by European companies.
Anis Chowdhury
More than 115 vaccine develop...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 26, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Aid Economy & Trade Featured Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations Jomo Kwame Sundaram & Anis Chowdhury Source Type: news
Potential Effectiveness and Safety of Antiviral Agents in Children with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Rapid Review and Meta-Analysis, MedRxiv, 2020
Conclusions: There is no evidence showing the effectiveness of antiviral agents for children with COVID-19, and the clinical efficacy of existing antiviral agents is still uncertain. We do not suggest clinical routine use of antivirals for COVID-19 in children, with the exception of clinical trials. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Miraculous medicines are always more myth than reality: Pandemics, prophylactics and pice packets
Oseltamivir was that drug during bird flu several years back, and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is the drug today. President Trump ’s demands for a quick solution, and refusal to listen to medical experts, caused soaring demand and pressure put on India, which has stocks, to supply the US, even as concerns rise about our own supply. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - April 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA accepts Roche ’s New Drug Application for Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) for the treatment of influenza in children
Basel, 27 March 2020 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a New Drug Application (NDA) as well as two supplemental New Drug Applications (sNDA) for Xofluza® (baloxavir marboxil). The FDA accepted a NDA for a new formulation of Xofluza as one-dose granules for oral suspension (2 mg/mL), potentially offering a more convenient option for children and those who have difficulty swallowing. In addition, the application seeks approval of Xofluza for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza in otherwise healthy children aged one to l ess than 12 y...
Source: Roche Investor Update - March 27, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Partygoers in Seattle, a Suburban D.C. Mom: Coronavirus in the Community
What doctors are learning about Covid-19 in the community. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Sanders, M.D. Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Tests (Medical) Quarantines Tamiflu (Drug) Influenza SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Epidemics Coughs Hospitals Deaths (Fatalities) Fever Source Type: news
First Coronavirus Death in New Jersey: Yonkers Raceway Worker
The 69-year-old man is believed to be the first person in the Northeast whose death was related to the virus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tracey Tully Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Tamiflu (Drug) Hackensack University Medical Center Murphy, Philip D (1957- ) Oliver, Sheila Y Bergen County (NJ) Deaths (Fatalities) Source Type: news
First Coronavirus Death in New Jersey Is 69-Year-Old Man
The man, who lived about 20 miles northwest of Manhattan, is believed to be the first person from the Northeast whose death was related to the virus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tracey Tully Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Tamiflu (Drug) Hackensack University Medical Center Murphy, Philip D (1957- ) Oliver, Sheila Y Bergen County (NJ) Deaths (Fatalities) Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Ten Reasons Why You Ought Not to Panic
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Excerpt: Ignacio López-Goñi is microbiologist and works in University of Navarra (Spain).
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ignacio Lopez Goni Tags: Global Headlines Health Coronavirus Source Type: news
Boy dies of flu after mom seeks advice from anti-vax Facebook group
In a heartbreaking post, his mother says the child's doctor prescribed him Tamiflu, but she never picked it up. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
