CHUGAI TO MANUFACTURE TAMIFLU DRY SYRUP IN JAPAN

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Chugai) has decided to manufacture a modified version of Tamiflu Dry Syrup 3 percent in Japan. Tamiflu Dry Syrup is a dry syrup formulation of the anti-influenza drug Oseltamivir that Chugai imports from F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Roche) for production and marketing in Japan. BioSpectrum (http://www.biospectrumasia.com/content/200706JPN1176.asp)