THE US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new oral antiviral flu medication called Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil).
The product was developed by Japanese firm Shionogi Co and will be marketed in the US by Genentech, a member of the Roche Group of companies.
Xofluza is indicated for the treatment of acute, uncomplicated influenza, or flu, in people 12 years of age and older.
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