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Swedish scientists say that Tamiflu – the frontline weapon in any bird-flu pandemic – cannot be broken down by sewage systems and this could help the virus mutate dangerously into a drug-resistant strain. A 2004 study published in The Lancet found that among a small group of infected Japanese children, 18 percent had a mutated form 75mg tamiflu of the virus that made these patients between 300 and 100,000 times more resistant to Tamiflu. In Canada, 8 75mg tamiflu out of 128 samples showed resistance, roughly 6 percent, WHO spokeswoman Gregory Hartl said. Past studies had found Tamiflu resistance rates ranging from zero to 0,5 percent, according to 75mg tamiflu the U N agency. The UKs order for 14,6 million five-day courses of treatment will take two years to fulfil, for instance. Tamiflu is generally well tolerated by its users. Drug stockpiles would still help save lives, Longini says, but would 75mg tamiflu not halt the outbreak. She said she firmly believes, however, that you dont give out drugs without a sick patient. The 75mg tamiflu users of benzodiazepines are not alone. Although some doctors in the Washington area are writing stockpile prescriptions for Tamiflu, 75mg tamiflu they are reluctant to talk about it. If there really was an avian flu epidemic, people who dont need it have it, and people who really need it cant get it. In fact, fewer 75mg tamiflu than 30 per cent of patients take the full course of a prescribed tranquilliser; fewer still return for a repeat prescription. Such people are unlikely 75mg tamiflu to continue taking the drugs. The company said this week it is in discussions with four makers of generic drugs over possibly letting them 75mg tamiflu produce Tamiflu, too. Last week a patient of mine called about having Tamiflu on hand, and I must have been on the phone with him for 20 minutes. In previous experiments, treated animals infected with the Hong Kong strain all survived. In the case of the first teenage death, Hurley said the boy had taken Tamiflu after first being treated with amantadine, an older anti-flu drug that is well-known for central nervous system side effects.

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