U.S. Orders More Antiviral Drugs From GlaxoSmithKline, Roche

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[FONT=Verdana,Sans-Serif]U.S. Orders More Antiviral Drugs From GlaxoSmithKline, Roche

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[FONT=Verdana,Sans-Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Sans-Serif] <!-- Body --> The Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it has ordered additional antiviral drugs that could be used in the event of a possible flu pandemic.

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[FONT=Verdana,Sans-Serif] HHS said it ordered 2.2 million more treatment courses of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's (GSK) (GSK) antiviral drug Relenza and 3.8 million more courses of Roche Holdings Ltd.'s (RHHDY) Tamiflu drug.

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[FONT=Verdana,Sans-Serif] With the new purchases, the strategic national stockpile will have a total of 26 million treatment courses of antiviral drugs available for distribution in the U.S.

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[FONT=Verdana,Sans-Serif] "Our ultimate goal is to stockpile sufficient quantities of antiviral drugs to treat 25% of the U.S. population," HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt said in a statement. Leavitt also said he hoped the orders would stimulate expanded domestic production capacity of the drugs.
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Re: U.S. Orders More Antiviral Drugs From GlaxoSmithKline, Roche

Why only 25% of the population? This amount is not even 25%!!