New injectable flu drug shows promise...Please Read

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[QUOTE]WASHINGTON - A new, injected influenza drug appears to reduce symptoms as well as rival drugs Tamiflu and Relenza, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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They said BioCryst Inc's peramivir cut by a third the number of days that people were sick with flu in a phase II trial, meant to show safety and efficacy.

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Tamiflu, known generically as oseltamivir, and Relenza, known generically as zanamivir, can both reduce the time people are sick and also prevent infection with flu if given in time. Tamiflu is the preferred treatment for H5N1 avian influenza, which has killed 245 people in Asia, Africa and Europe since late 2003.

Experts fear H5N1 or some other new strain if flu may cause a pandemic that could kill millions of people globally, and countries are stockpiling Tamiflu and Relenza to protect against it.