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Tamiflu alert
2008-03-10 07:19:00 The Standard - Worried patients pushing doctors to prescribe the anti-flu drug Tamiflu could be leaving themselves more open to the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. Abusing Tamiflu - the ultimate anti- H5N1 weapon - will result in the drug not being effective if there is a bird flu outbreak, three leading medical experts warned yesterday. Chinese University microbiology professor Paul Chan Kay-sheung, head of respiratory division David Hui Shu- cheong and pediatrics professor Ellis Hon Kam-lun worry that doctors may be under pressure from patients to prescribe Tamiflu unnecessarily amid widespread fear of a disease outbreak in the community. They also warned that it was not unusual for unscrupulous pharmacies to sell the anti-flu drug without doctors’ prescriptions, especially when the city is panicking. Their concern was substantiated in a letter from the Centre for Health Protection to all doctors last month, reminding them that Hong Kong has, for the first time, detected that Ta...
?Abnormal? warning as Tamiflu stockpiled (Daily Telegraph)
2008-03-06 00:00:00 US regulators and Roche Holding AG have warned doctors of psychiatric events, some of which resulted in death, seen in patients taking the flu drug Tamiflu, regulators said.
Reports of Increased Survival in Bird Flu Patients Taking Tamiflu (Press Tr
2008-03-06 00:00:00 Physicians from countries worst-affected by the deadly bird flu (H5N1 influenza virus) have reported an increased survival rate in patients treated with the oral antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir).
Reports Of Increased Survival In Bird Flu Patients Taking Tamiflu (Medical
2008-03-06 00:00:00 Physicians from countries worst-affected by the deadly bird flu (H5N1 influenza virus) have reported an increased survival rate in patients treated with the oral antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir). These data reinforce the World Health Organization (WHO) advisory that Tamiflu is the only antiviral strongly recommended for the treatment of humans infected ...
Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate)
2008-03-05 10:28:00 Roche and FDA informed healthcare professionals of neuropsychiatric events associated with the use of Tamiflu, in patients with influenza.The label has been revised as follows: Influenza can be associated with a variety of neurologic and behavioral symptoms which can include events such as hallucinations, delirium, and abnormal behavior, in some cases resulting in fatal outcomes. These events may occur in the setting of encephalitis or encephalopathy but can occur without obvious severe disease. There have been postmarketing reports (mostly from Japan) of delirium and abnormal behavior leading to injury, and in some cases resulting in fatal outcomes, in patients with influenza who were receiving Tamiflu. Because these events were reported voluntarily during clinical practice, estimates of frequency cannot be made but they appear to be uncommon based on Tamiflu usage data. These events were reported primarily among pediatric patients and often had an abrupt onset and rapid resolution...
Tamiflu for Flu Treatment and Prevention [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
2008-02-06 20:44:00 Tamiflu is an oral anti-viral drug for the treatment of influenza. Learn more about prescription Tamiflu for flu treatment and prevention in adults and children 1 year and older. Also learn about the symptoms of the flu and compare flu treatment types. Additional website resources can be found in the Anti-infectives category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
By: Highlight HEALTH
Influenza Virus In Norway Resistant Against Oseltamivir (Tamiflu(R)) (Medic
2008-02-04 00:00:00 Influenza activity in Norway is still low, but is expected to increase in the coming weeks. Thirty-eight of 58 studied influenza viruses (66 %) are resistant against the anti-flu drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu®). The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) is asking physicians who are treating patients for influenza to be ...
WHO reports Tamiflu-resistant flu in U.S., Canada (AlertNet)
2008-02-03 00:00:00 Source: Reuters (Adds fresh figures on Canada in para 8, quote in 15th para) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The main seasonal flu virus in the United States and Canada as well as ...
Tamiflu-resistant flu found in Canada and U.S. (CTV.ca)
2008-02-03 00:00:00 The main flu virus circulating in Canada and the United States has shown "elevated resistance" to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
WHO reports Tamiflu-resistant flu in U.S. and Canada (Reuters via Yahoo! Ca
2008-02-03 00:00:00 The main flu virus circulating in the United States and Canada has shown "elevated resistance" to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, in line with findings in parts of Europe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.
WHO reports Tamiflu-resistant flu in U.S., Canada (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
2008-02-03 00:00:00 The main seasonal flu virus in the United States and Canada as well as parts of Europe shows higher resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, raising questions about its potential effectiveness in a human bird flu pandemic.
Some ordinary flu strains resist Tamiflu in study
2008-01-29 08:39:00 By Sarah Edmonds and Douwe Miedema STOCKHOLM/ZURICH (Reuters) - Some seasonal influenza viruses are resistant to Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu, a study showed, but Roche said no doubts had been raised about the drug's power to combat any deadly bird flu pandemic. Of 148 samples of influenza A virus isolated from 10 European countries during November and December, 19 showed signs of resistance to Tamiflu, the European Centre for Disease Control said on Monday, citing a preliminary survey. Of 16 samples from Norway, 12 tested positive for resistance against Tamiflu, which is also known by the generic name oseltamivir, Stockholm-based ECDC said. "Given the initial indication of a high level of resistance to oseltamivir in the A H1N1 viruses circulating in Norway, late last week ... the Norwegian authorities notified their EU partners and the World Health Organization (WHO) of this situation," the ECDC said. Tamiflu sales have been lacklustre as Roche completed government ...
By: B4U India
Tamiflu: Our Last Line Of Defense?
2007-11-30 00:00:00 Tamiflu, whose common scientific name is oseltamivir, is part of a family of flu fighting medicines called neuraminidase inhibitors. Tamilflu is used in the treatment of infections caused by both the influenza A and influenza B viruses. Tamiflu, which requires a prescription, can be used both to treat the flu if taken soon after symptoms ...
What Is Tamiflu And How Does It Work?
2007-11-30 00:00:00 Tamiflu, whose common scientific name is oseltamivir, is part of a family of flu fighting medicines called neuraminidase inhibitors. Tamilflu is used in the treatment of infections caused by both the influenza A and influenza B viruses. Tamiflu, which requires a prescription, can be used both to treat the flu if taken soon after symptoms ...
Tamiflu, attenzione ai rischi
2007-11-28 17:28:00 In un periodo dell’anno consacrato al calvario di forme influenzali più o meno massacranti, niente di meglio che sperimentare uno degli ultimi ritrovati della medicina per restare alla larga dalla seccatura incurabile più diffusa sulla faccia della Terra. Buona idea solo in apparenza, purtroppo. Se state pensando di sfuggire all’influenza facendovi prescrivere un antivirale di ...
By: Casperize
Influenza (flu viral attack) medicine capsule tamiflu for treatment
2007-11-28 12:11:00 Tamiflu Influenza disease is given to birds, cats, other species of animals and humans by the virus strain H5N1. This causes the influenza of type ‘A’, which is the most dangerous type of influenza and had caused problems of varying proportions like the epidemic of 1918, which is reported to have caused about 20 million deaths around the world! The symptoms of influenza are initially mild and
By: ah liang's blog
Flu drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir)
2007-11-28 06:15:00 U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended today that the prescription flu drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir), drug maker Roche Holding AG, should change its prescribing information to a stronger warning label because it doesn’t adequately explain side effects reported by hundreds of patients, to reflect reports of bizarre behaviors and deaths among children who use ...
By: B-Health
Does Tamiflu Cause Suicide?
2007-11-06 14:00:00 Chugai Pharmaceutical Company the Japanese manufacturer and distributer of the antiviral drug, Tamiflu, has announced that it will curb supply of the drug following a warning by the Japanese government that Tamiflu use should be avoided in teenagers. Tamiflu was first developed by Gilead Sciences under the name Oseltamivir and is currently marketed by Hoffman-LaRoche. It is a prescription-only agent used in the prevention and treatment of influenzaviruses A and B and governments around the world have been stockpiling it due to pandemic fears. An estimated 50 million people have been treated around the world with the majority of cases being in Japan. The Japanese government issued the warning following reports that adolescents treated with Tamiflu have been experiencing delirium, seizures and self-harm attempts. While concern has focused primarily on teenagers, patients in other age groups have reported problems as well. According to Japan's Health Ministry, between 2004 and 200...
By: Providentia
Disetujui Penggunaan Tamiflu Untuk Anak
2007-07-18 17:15:00 Baru-baru ini The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Amerika telah menyetujui penggunaan Tamiflu pada anak, dengan dosis yang lebih rendah dari dosis Tamiflu untuk orang dewasa, seperti dilansir dalam www.news-medical.net.Tamiflu untuk anak tersedia dalam bentuk kapsul dan sirup. Dalam bentuk kapsul, Tamiflu tersedia dengan dosis 30 mg dan 45 mg, dan dapat bertahan sampai lima tahun. Sedangkan dalam bentuk sirup, Tamiflu hanya dapat disimpan selama kurang dari dua tahun.Tamilfu yang diproduksi oleh Roche, sebuah perusahaan farmasi terkemuka dari Swiss, kini diminati oleh banyak Negara di dunia termasuk di Indonesia, setelah pandemik flu burung muncul di berbagai Negara.Tamiflu atau Oseltamvir Phospate kini telah digunakan di lebih dari 75 negara di dunia dalam menghadapi pandemik flu burung.
Tamiflu Vs Bird Flu, who cld be the major threat
2007-01-14 17:02:00 The cure may, at times, be worse than the disease. That would now seem to be the case with tamiflu, the drug used more than any other for treating and preventing the dreaded bird flu ? caused by the pathogenic H5N1 virus. Going by the findings of a study by researchers of the Oxford-based Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, the consequences of large-scale consumption of tamiflu can be scarier than even those of a bird flu outbreak. The main fear is that the many tonnes of this drug that are in stock in various countries for combating a possible pandemic would, on consumption, play havoc with wildlife besides increasing human health hazards. Specifically, the scientists have warned that the bulk of this drug would get excreted through urine and flushed down sewers into natural water bodies and rivers, devastating aquatic bio-life. The worst hit would most likely be micro-organisms, including all manner of useful bacteria, present in these waters. This is because oseltamivir carboxylat... |
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