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Scientist seeks quicker Tamiflu

ISLAMABAD, May 6 (APP): A Nobel laureate has devised a new way to make the anti-flu drug Tamiflu that is simpler and quicker than the process employed to produce it right now.

Elias Corey's hope is that his novel approach will mean the drug is cheaper to manufacture and more plentiful,BBC TV reported.

Tamiflu is the anti-viral drug of choice in the world preparations for possible pandemic flu.

The Swiss manufacturer Roche has given the World Health Organization five million courses of treatment to help stamp out any incipient outbreak of the disease at source.

With the help of global partners, the company promised to be producing four hundred million courses a year by 2007.

Courtesy APP