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.
Nevirapine is Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved for treatment of HIV in children from infancy (aged â¥15 days) onward and remains a mainstay of therapy especially in resource-limited settings.3-11 The extended-release tablet formulation has been FDA-approved for use in children aged â¥6 years.