Green Cross Obtains South Korean Approval For Peramivir During Drive To Secure More Anti-Influenza Medicines Beyond Roche and GSK Products
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
SEOUL - South Korea's Green Cross has obtained approval from South Korea's FDA to sell the injectable antiviral drug Rapiacta (peramivir), developed by BioCryst Pharmaceuticals in the U.S., during a government drive to make more flu-fighting medicines available beyond Roche's Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza (zanamivir)
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