All Entries in the "Swine Flu Drugs" Category
Nasal Swine Flu Vaccine in India Soon
As the H1N1 Swine Flu threat continues to dog Indians, with no vaccine available to counter dangers posed by it, there seems to be some hope in sight with the nasal spray swine flu vaccine, developed indigenously by Pune’s Serum Institute being given the go ahead for human testing.
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) [...]
Bridging Trials on for Imported Swine flu Vaccine; Swine flu fears at the Kumbh Mela
Since the Swine flu vaccine being produced indigenously in India are still some way away from commercial availability, attempts have been underway for the vaccine to be imported for use here after being tested for efficacy and safety of use for the Indian populace. These tests on imported swine flu vaccines, also known as bridging [...]
Swine flu Vaccine Trials Given Go Ahead
Finally a step seems to have been taken in the right direction with the H1N1 Swine flu pandemic in India that has so far infected as many as 26,000 people all over the country; and we are now one step closer to the indigenous production of the Swine flu vaccine.
According to this report in the [...]
New Year Resolutions to Prevent Swine Flu
Here’s wishing all our readers a happy 2010. Let’s make some New Year resolutions to ensure that the H1N1 Swine flu virus has the least chance to spread and we can all be safe and healthy in this coming year:
Wash hands frequently, with soap and water. This is particularly important when one has been touching [...]
Jammu and Kashmir Reports Second Swine flu Death; 24,000 Affected in India
On Thursday, the second death resulting from the H1N1 Swine flu virus was reported from the northern most Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir, which is among the last of the Indian states to report swine flu infections.
The national death toll from the swine flu virus is now up to 831 with more than 24,000 [...]
Swine Flu vaccine after 3-4 Months may be Redundant
According to an interview published in the Business Standard, with Novavax President & CEO and director of CPL Biologicals, Rahul Singhvi, time is running out fast for the H1N1 Swine flu pandemic in India and vaccines introduced after 3 to 4 months, will be redundant.
Singhvi said that for India requisite permission was needed to hold [...]
DRDO Develops Swine Flu Detection Kit
India’s premier defence laboratory, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has put together a detection kit for the H1N1 Swine flu virus. It will also be possible to transfer the technology for commercial use according to Defence Minister A K Antony.
‘The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a rapid and cost-effective swine [...]
Beware of Fake Swine Drugs
According to this Wall Street Journal report, there is a real need for consumers to be very cautious when buying online drugs to treat the H1N1 Swine Flu virus.
Roche’s Tamiflu and GlaxoSmithKline’s Relenza are two of the most popular brands of the generic swine flu drug, Oseltamivir and there is actually a short fall in [...]
Vitamin D Prevents Swine flu?
While there is not yet any definite evidence that vitamin D will prevent the H1N1 swine flu infection, there is some evidence to suggest that sufficiency of vitamin D can help prevent the seasonal flu and therefore perhaps the swine flu as well.
It has been suggested that a deficiency of vitamin D can occur in [...]
First Swine Flu Vaccines in India by December
According to a report published in the Hindustan Times 4 million H1N1 Swine Flu vaccines are to be imported into India and of those, the first batch will reach India in December.
The first priority for vaccination will be given to those medical workers in hospitals who will come into direct contact with infected patients in [...]