Government removes prescribing restrictions to allow certain medicines to be prescribed outside of flu season

The government has amended prescribing regulations to allow the antivirals oseltamivir (Tamiflu; Roche) and zanamivir (Relenza; GSK) to be prescribed and dispensed outside of the flu season. On 1 September 2025, the government said the rule change “will allow doctors and pharmacists to better respond to flu outbreaks”. “These rules are being removed so action […]