RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct 27, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!bcrx/quotes/nls/bcrx (BCRX 5.07, -0.05, -0.98%) today announced that its partner, Shionogi & Co., Ltd. has received approval for an additional indication for use of intravenous (i.v.) peramivir to treat children and infants with influenza in Japan. In January 2010, Shionogi received the world’s first approval for i.v. peramivir and launched it under the commercial name RAPIACTA(R) in Japan. It was initially approved for the treatment of adults with uncomplicated seasonal influenza, as well as those at high-risk for complications associated with influenza.
