Japan approves Daiichi Sankyo's inhaled antiviral drug Inavir

Daiichi Sankyo announced that its inhaled antiviral Inavir (laninamivir) was approved in Japan as a treatment for patients with influenza A and B viruses.
The drugmaker noted that a single dose of the long-acting neuraminidase inhibitor has shown to be as effective for the treatment of influenza as a five-day course of Roche's Tamiflu (oseltamivir).

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Daiichi Sankyo receives approval to manufacture and market Inavir influenza antiviral inhalant for treatment in Japan - (Daiichi Sankyo)
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