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H1N1 News: Nov. 6, 2009

On Nov. 5 the federal government ordered, on an emergency basis, 10,000 treatment courses of peramivir for its national stockpile. (NYT, 11/6) The FDA has identified 140 different products sold online that purport to treat H1N1. As a result, the agency has sent letters to 75 manufacturers for federal law violation. (NYT, 11/6) Some of [...]

The Emergency Use Authorization of Peramivir for Treatment of 2009 H1N1 Influenza

PERSPECTIVE The Emergency Use Authorization of Peramivir for Treatment of 2009 H1N1 Influenza D. Birnkrant and E. Cox On October 23 the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization for peramivir for the treatment of suspected or confirmed cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza. Drs. Debra Birnkrant and Edward Cox discuss the limited data on safety and [...]