Medical Definition of Pediatrics. Pediatrics: The field of medicine that is concerned with the health of infants, children, and adolescents; their growth and development; and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults. Search MedTerms:
Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate), Relenza (zanamivir) and Rapivab (peramivir) are the three FDA-approved influenza antiviral drugs recommended by CDC for use against recently circulating influenza viruses.nfluenza can cause different illness patterns, ranging from mild common cold symptoms, to typical flu, to life-threatening pneumonia, bacterial infections and other complications. There are a number of drugs approved by FDA for the treatment and prevention of influenza.
Two beta blockers are currently FDA approved for use in the preventative treatment of migraine: propranolol (Inderal and Inderal LA) and timolol (Blocadren). Three other beta blockers are also used, although these drugs are not approved by the FDA for indication in migraine. These three agents are: atenolol (Tenormin), metoprolol (Lopressor), and nadalol (Corgard). Blockade of these beta adrenergic receptors results in inhibition of arterial dilatation.