Biocryst (BCRX) Falls After Company Left Out of CDC's Recommened Flu Drugs

September 8, 2009 3:01 PM EDT
Shares Biocryst Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: BCRX) fell mid-day after the company's peramivir wasn't on an updated list of flu treatment guidelines released by the CDC.

The CDC is recommending treatment with Roche's oseltamivir (Tamiflu) or GlaxoSmithKline's (NYSE: GSK) zanamivir (Relenza) for all persons with suspected or confirmed influenza requiring hospitalization.

Shares of BCRX are down down 5.9% in late afternoon trading.

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