Swine flu could make Tamiflu a blockbuster again as Roche ups production

13 May 2009

Swiss drug major Roche is to increase production of its Tamiflu (oseltamivir) influenza treatment in the wake of the ongoing H1N1 flu  epidemic. The firm will raise manufacturing to reach 36 million packs  per month by the end of the year, sparking speculation that the drug may  once again become a blockbuster. Roche also announced that it would make  a donation of 5.65 million packs of Tamiflu to the World Health  Organization.

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