Friday 9 November 2018

New medicine that can be used to treat Swim flu

Until today there were only two categories of medicines available for treatment of Flu.
Now one new drug for treatment of flu is approved by USFDA
Generic name of drug is Baloxavir marboxil
This drug act on flu virus by preventing virus growth.
Earlier two class of drugs available would only prevent flu virus coming out from infected cell and or privent it's attachment to hosts cell.
New class of drug Baloxavir marboxil prevent formation of genetic material of new virus hence prevent virus multiplication in infected individual.
Here is detailed information  available about this drug
Baloxavir marboxil.
For treatment of swin flu only Tamiflu is available but it's side effects on healthy individuals may overweight than benefits. 

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