| Subject: | FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Influenza Medicines, Diagnostic Test in Response to Swine Flu Outbreak in Humans |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Wed, 29 Apr 2009 - 08:00 am |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in response to requests from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) to make available to public health and medical personnel important diagnostic and therapeutic tools to identify and respond to the swine flu virus under certain circumstances. The agency issued these EUAs for the use of certain Relenza and Tamiflu antiviral products, and for the rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel diagnostic test. The... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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