new flu drug, Relenza (zanamivir)

December 1999

You'll see lots of ads for the new flu drug, Relenza (zanamivir).

Relenza can reduce the severity of flu symptoms...shorten the duration by 1 to 3 days...and decrease complications.

But it has to be started within 2 days of flu onset.

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Table of Contents

highlighting the value of pharmacists' interventions
Neurology & Pain Zanaflex (tizanidine), a new drug for muscle spasticity
Neurology & Pain a new drug for advanced Parkinson's disease called Comtan (entacapone, Novartis)
Diabetes many patients with type 1 diabetes don't realize when their blood sugar is too low to drive safely
Vioxx (rofecoxib) for osteoarthritis, acute pain, and primary dysmenorrhea
Migraine whether patients on SSRIs can use one of the "triptans" for migraines
Infectious Diseases new flu drug, Relenza (zanamivir)
Infectious Diseases Do all the new antibacterial soaps, lotions, and gels really help prevent colds and flu
Ophthalmology more people taking lutein for cataracts and macular degeneration
Women's Health estrogen replacement therapy reduces the risk of colorectal cancer
natural products for the cold and flu season
Cardiology low-molecular-weight heparin for unstable angina and non-Q-wave heart attacks
Cardiology amiodarone (Cordarone IV) to help resuscitate cardiac arrest victims
Lots of people are using magnets