Amantadine FAQ

A question about Swine Flu (H1-N1)?

why is h1-n1 resistant to amantadine and rimantadine, but can be affected by oseltamivir (tamaflu) and zanamir (relenza)? remember... 10 points! serious answers only... no smartasses.

Excuse me, but I would like to know the way by which amantadine inhibit the replication of Influenza A minus-RNA virus. Please help!

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The swine flu outbreak is likely to benefit one of the most prolific and successful venture capital firms in the United States: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Thomson Reuters Private Equity Week reported on Friday. Shares of the two public companies in the firm’s portfolio of eight Pandemic and Bio Defense companies — BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and Novavax — jumped Friday on news that the swine flu killed a reported 60 people in Mexico and has infected people in the United States. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the virus appears to be susceptible to Roche’s flu drug Tamiflu, also known as oseltamivir, but not to older flu drugs such as amantadine.

May 1, 2009 In a press release yesterday, a cure for Swine Flu virus was announced, manufactured by a small, privately-held company in Arizona called GlycoMeds. The cure, marketed under the name Cold Booster Plus is a Glucosamine-based supplement, not a drug, and does not require a prescription, but is claimed to be more effective at treating Type A influenza than any of the other 4 licensed influenza drugs on the market: Amantadine ( Symmantrel ), Rimantadine ( Flumadine ), Oseltamivir ( Tamiflu ), and Zanamivir ( Relenza ) See the press release here: http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2009/4/prweb2374054.htm In that this release was just yesterday, there may not have been sufficient time for the media to truly cover it such that we may be hearing more about it very quickly. But my question is whether this is really a cure or something less dramatic-sounding. The supplement Cold Booster Plus supposedly kills the Type A influenza virus in 12 hours or less, but does not directly treat the symptoms the way other traditional over-the-counter medications do (i.e. relieve your aching head, control your cough, etc.). But if it kills the virus, that's the main concern such that the body can automatically work on healing itself of the symptoms that originated from the viral infection. In light of how the media is all abuzz right now over the pontential Swine Flu Pandemic , it would seem that a cure recently found would be getting major coverage. So is it just too soon right now? Or is this new treatment not the real cure that scientists are looking for?

There are four different antiviral drugs thar are licensed for Us for the treatment of infuenza: amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir. Thank GOD!!!

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