Pandemic Information - Antiviral Medicine Usage

03 July 2009

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has reviewed the use of Tamiflu (ostelamivir) and Relenza (zanamivir).  The Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended that during the pandemic:-

- Tamiflu can be used in children younger than one year of age
- Tamiflu and Relenza can be used in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding

Detailed information in relation to these recommendations are available on the EMEA website at:-

http://www.emea.europa.eu/humandocs/Humans/EPAR/tamiflu/tamiflu.htm      


Full information on Swine Flu Medication can be found on http://www.imb.ie/EN/Medicines/Swine-Flu-Medication.aspx