On Jan. 11, 2023, Roche announced treatment of uncomplicated influenza and for post-exposure prophylaxis of influenza. Post-exposure prophylaxis aims to prevent influenza in individuals following contact with someone infected with the influenza virus.

The European Commission’s (EC) Decision was based on the results of the phase III miniSTONE-2 and BLOCKSTONE studies. This approval marked the first single-dose, oral influenza medicine approved in Europe for children, and now means that Xofluza can be used to treat and prevent uncomplicated influenza in children aged one year and above, and in adolescents and adults.