As a result of a period of intense production planning, we are pleased to announce the partnership with Hetero Drugs as the latest step in our scale-up efforts to meet the needs of governments in preparing for the potential public health threat posed by avian influenza. |
Companies we identified to take the capacity further will therefore allow Roche's supply network to respond to future demands from world governments. |
Given where we are, with the potential for a pandemic, the clearest vision we can have is to dramatically increase the availability of this drug and make all information available. |
If a company believes that they have the ability to do this from start to finish we would discuss that with them. |
It presents a difficult target for clinical investigation. |
One of the issues faced in determining the background for any incident is determining the potential contribution of a drug or the contribution of the underlying illness. |
One of the very important things to point out here is that we are not dealing with a human pandemic strain yet, thank goodness. |
To state that the drugs are not suitable for routine influenza control is entirely inappropriate, is inconsistent with regulatory opinions worldwide and is not supported by the data. |
We are pleased to announce the partnership with Hetero Drugs as the latest step in our scale-up efforts to meet the needs of governments in preparing for the potential public health threat posed by avian influenza. |