Medicines sets 3rd-quarter revenue outlook below Wall Street analyst forecastsOctober 6th, 2009 Medicines sets 3Q revenue outlook below forecastsPARSIPPANY, N.J. — Drugmaker Medicines Co.
European Medicines Agency recommends 2 swine flu vaccines be licensedSeptember 25th, 2009 EU drug agency: License 2 swine flu vaccinesLONDON — The European Union's drug regulator recommended Friday that two swine flu vaccines be licensed in the 27-nation bloc to ensure their availability before the start of the normal flu season. The European Medicines Agency called for the vaccines made by Novartis AG and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to be granted a marketing authorization.
Study: New, unlicensed swine flu treatment could help patients with Tamiflu-resistant virusesSeptember 3rd, 2009 Study: New treatment may combat drug-resistant fluLONDON — A new and unlicensed treatment for swine flu could be used in patients who have Tamiflu-resistant viruses, doctors say. In an article published Friday in the medical journal Lancet, British doctors describe how they used an intravenous form of the antiviral Relenza to treat a 22-year-old woman who had a severe case of swine flu.
WHO: Healthy people with swine flu don't need Tamiflu; drug should be for young, old, pregnantAugust 21st, 2009 WHO: No Tamiflu for healthy people with swine fluLONDON — Healthy people who catch swine flu do not need antivirals like Tamiflu, but the young, the old and the pregnant surely do, the World Health Organization declared Friday in new advice to doctors. The U.N. health agency said people who are otherwise healthy with mild to moderate cases of swine flu or regular flu don't need the popular drug, calling the medical evidence for giving it to those people "low quality."
But people thought to be at risk for complications from swine flu — children less than five years old, pregnant women, people over age 65 and those with other health problems like heart disease, HIV or diabetes — should definitely get the drug, WHO said.
WHO: Regular people with swine flu don't need Tamiflu; drug should be for young, old, pregnantAugust 21st, 2009 WHO: No Tamiflu for regular people with swine fluLONDON — Healthy people who catch swine flu do not need antivirals like Tamiflu, but the young, the old and the pregnant surely do, the World Health Organization declared Friday in new advice to doctors. The U.N. health agency said people who are otherwise healthy with mild to moderate cases of swine flu or regular flu don't need the popular drug, calling the medical evidence for giving it to those people "low quality."
But people thought to be at risk for complications from swine flu — children less than five years old, pregnant women, people over age 65 and those with other health problems like heart disease, HIV or diabetes — should definitely get the drug, WHO said.
French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur starts testing swine flu vaccine in USAugust 7th, 2009 LONDON — French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur began human trials of its swine flu vaccine this week in about 2,000 people in the United States, the company said Friday — becoming the third company conducting clinical trials on swine flu vaccines. Sanofi Pasteur's trials began Thursday, testing both the vaccine's safety and how many doses would be needed to protect people from swine flu, the company said in a statement.
Study: Pregnant women with swine flu more than 4 times as likely to be hospitalizedJuly 29th, 2009 Study: Pregnant women with swine flu more at riskLONDON — Pregnant women who get swine flu are at least four times as likely to be hospitalized as other people with the virus, a new study says. While experts don't know if pregnant women are more susceptible to swine flu, they say once pregnant women are infected, they have a higher risk of complications.
Pregnant women may be among first to get swine flu shots; they account for 6 pct of deathsJuly 28th, 2009 Pregnancy likely to be swine flu shot priorityATLANTA — Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall. Pregnant women account for 6 percent of U.S.
Woman charged with killing 21-year-old pregnant victim after infant diesJune 7th, 2009 Woman charged in death of pregnant womanHILLSBORO, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon say they have arrested a woman after a newborn she claimed was hers died and the body of a woman who had been pregnant was found at her home.
Wary about future, WHO says Tamiflu should be saved for really sick, like pregnant womenMay 13th, 2009 WHO urges restraint on Tamiflu in swine flu casesMEXICO CITY — With swine flu still spreading, the U.N. health agency is warning countries to limit their use of antiviral drugs to only high-risk patients to ensure adequate supplies in case the virus should mutate and become more dangerous.
Quarantines spread in China, but Mexico relaxing as global swine flu caseload tops 6,000May 13th, 2009 Swine flu fears evident as world's cases top 6,000MEXICO CITY — In China, mask-wearing police cordoned off more hotels Wednesday, quarantining anyone who came in contact with swine flu patients, no matter how mild their symptoms. Not so in Mexico, where the health secretary encouraged tourists to come relax in their favorite vacation spots despite a growing swine flu caseload.
WHO says Tamiflu should be saved for the really sick; CDC says infected pregnant women need itMay 12th, 2009 As swine flu spreads, who should get Tamiflu?MEXICO CITY — The swine flu epidemic may seem mild now, with relatively few deaths even as the virus infects thousands in at least 33 countries. But experts worry it could mutate into something more dangerous — making the question of who should get antiviral therapy ever more important.
Definitions for some commonly used swine flu pandemic phrasesApril 30th, 2009 Definitions for swine flu pandemic phrasesSome commonly used pandemic phrases. 'Pandemic' — The global outbreak of disease.
Developments on swine flu worldwideApril 27th, 2009 Developments on swine flu worldwideKey developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and government officials:
—Deaths: Global total of 63 — 58 in Mexico; three in U.S.; one in Canada and one in Costa Rica.
GlaxoSmithKline, Roche say swine flu strain appears sensitive to Relenza, TamifluApril 24th, 2009 Drugmakers: Swine flu strain responds to medicinesNEW YORK — Makers of the two main antiviral flu treatments said Friday they've been in touch with world health authorities on the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico City and said the virus seems to respond to their medicines. GlaxoSmithKline, which makes Relenza, and Roche, which makes Tamiflu, said they have been in touch with the World Health Organization as Mexico City shut down schools, libraries and other institutions to try to quell the outbreak, which has killed at least 20 people.
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