Not a big order in itself, but an indication what's happenning. When it is more widely known that resistance to Tamiflu is already a problem while treating bird flu, and when swine flu turns up resistant to Tamiflu, the expanded production GSK is planning will seem ridiculous small( in keeping with most things GSK has done with Relenza). Heven help us but announcements in the next six months will draw the attention of shorts again.
"The Ministry of Health has ordered for 100,000 packets of Relenza
Fears of a global influenza outbreak sparked by the H5N1 strain of avian flu had prompted governments around the world to store millions of courses of Tamiflu and Relenza.
However, concerns about resistance to Tamiflu have recently prompted governments to try combination of antiviral drugs including Relenza and others.
A recent international report said that government orders for Relenza were 20 per cent more than those for Tamiflu in the first quarter of 2009 following some reports of resistance of H1N1 to Tamiflu."
