Company: GlaxoSmithKline
Approval Status: Approved July 1999
Treatment for: Immunology/Infectious Diseases
Areas: Immune System
Relenza(Zanamivir for inhalation) is a medicine for influenza A(H1N1). Different from other oral medication, patient should inhale this using orally activated device "Diskhaler". It can be prevented by taking Relenza before symptom of the influenza appears.
Relenza conducts as the neuraminidase inhibitors. Neuraminidase is a kind of enzyme which helps viruses to leave a cell after duplication. Leaving a cell is important to duplication for reproduction. Relenza cures influenza by breaking this down.
Associated with virus, there was a boy who died from virus. It is big news because he was healthy enough to be baseball player. Thus news says vaccine is recommended not to make this again. But I think this kind of medicine which is about virus isn't necessary because virus doesn't exist as same shape after reproducing. It means we cannot make all kind of vaccine fit with virus. So I just recommend you to avoid unsanitary places, animals and so on. It also helps to wash your hands frequently.
Associated with virus, there was a boy who died from virus. It is big news because he was healthy enough to be baseball player. Thus news says vaccine is recommended not to make this again. But I think this kind of medicine which is about virus isn't necessary because virus doesn't exist as same shape after reproducing. It means we cannot make all kind of vaccine fit with virus. So I just recommend you to avoid unsanitary places, animals and so on. It also helps to wash your hands frequently.
Source of Information :
http://www.medilexicon.com/drugs/relenza.php
http://www.medilexicon.com/drugs/relenza.php
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/24/health/flu-fatalities/index.html?iref=allsearch
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