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Tamiflu

Tamiflu is the trade name for the antiviral drug Oseltamivir. According to Wikipedia, Oseltamivir is "an antiviral drug, a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment and prophylaxis of both influenza A and influenza B. Oseltamivir was the first orally active neuraminidase inhibitor commercially developed. It was developed by Gilead Sciences and is currently marketed by Hoffman-La Roche (Roche) under the trade name Tamiflu®."

Due to the current concerns over an avian flu pandemic, the world-wide demand for Tamiflu is at risk of quickly outpacing its supply. Roche may be establishing partnerships around the world to increase Tamiflu production, but experts suggest that if--or when--a pandemic breaks out, it may be nearly impossible to acquire the drug.

Side effects of Tamiflu

Whilst it is possible that Tamiflu may help reduce the symptoms of bird flu, there have also be reports of potentially serious side effects of the drug

The most common side effects of Tamiflu are nausea and vomiting, although some incidences of self-injury and delirium with the use of Tamiflu in patients with the flu have been reported (mostly from Japan). These reports were primarily among children, although the exact relationship of these reported events to Tamiflu is not known.

We have created a seperate news feed at the bottom of this page to cover the side effects of Tamiflu.

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Tamiflu sales boost Roche profits - BBC News Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:36:36 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Tamiflu sales boost Roche profits
BBC News
Swiss drugs firm Roche has reported an 8% rise in annual sales, helped by sales of swine flu drug Tamiflu and cancer treatments, such as Herceptin. ...
Roche Full-Year Net Profit Down On Genentech BuyWall Street Journal
Roche 2009 Profit Down 22 Pct on Genentech CostsNew York Times
Genentech deal, Tamiflu sales lift RocheBusiness Day
BusinessWeek -Pharma Times -AFP
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More Severe H1N1 Increases In Mississippi - Before It's News Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:52:49 GMT+00:00

ABC Online

More Severe H1N1 Increases In Mississippi
Before It's News
I treated these recent patients with Tamiflu and they all got better but it took longer than in previous years. I have always told flu victims in the past ...
EPPING FOREST: Swine flu procedures to changeGuardian Series
H1N1 jabs for health workersThe Southland Times
Swine flu phone line to closeThis is Nottingham

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Don't let your guard down - Trinidad & Tobago Express Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:59:13 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

Don't let your guard down
Trinidad & Tobago Express
After H1N1 was declared a pandemic, this country ordered more than130,000 doses of Tamiflu and 260000 doses of the vaccine. So far, less than 50000 people ...
Is the US swine flu epidemic over? It looks that way, but US isn't prepared to ...The Canadian Press
Six H1N1 Pediatric Deaths In California Raise ConcernsBefore It's News
Was swine flu ever a real threat?Edmonton Journal
CNBC -Fox40 -BCLocalNews
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Global Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 cases reach 225 - CIDRAP Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:41:38 GMT+00:00

Global Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 cases reach 225
CIDRAP
Feb 5, 2010 (CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) reported today that 225 cases of H1N1 flu with resistance to oseltamivir (Tamiflu) have been ...
WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record 5 Feb 2010ReliefWeb (press release)

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Woman Loses Eyesight After Taking Tamiflu - FOXNews Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:02:32 GMT+00:00

Daily Mail

Woman Loses Eyesight After Taking Tamiflu
FOXNews
A 19-year-old woman is blind after taking Tamiflu — and she didn't even have the H1N1 virus, London's Daily Mail reported. A National Health Services ...
Girl left battling blindness after taking Tamiflu did not even have swine fluDaily Mail
Brit woman becomes blind after taking TamifluOneindia
TAMIFLU TEEN HIT BY KILLER BLISTERSMirror.co.uk
Metro -UK Express -Bicester News
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How H1N1 flu was stopped at a summer camp - UPI.com Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:32:42 GMT+00:00

How H1N1 flu was stopped at a summer camp
UPI.com
4 (UPI) -- Providing preventive Tamiflu and emphasizing the need for repeated hand sanitizer use helped stop H1N1 flu at an Alabama summer camp, ...

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Daiichi Sankyo Seeks to Sell Long-Acting Flu Drug - Bloomberg Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:59:08 GMT+00:00

Daiichi Sankyo Seeks to Sell Long-Acting Flu Drug
Bloomberg
Relenza is inhaled while Tamiflu, the world's most widely used treatment for flu, is a pill taken twice a day. Both drugs are administered for five days. ...
Daiichi Sankyo:Filed Application For Flu Drug Approval In JapanWall Street Journal
Japan's Daiichi gives blood pressure drug new formula for patentTrading Markets (press release)
Hovione's TwinCaps(R) Dry-Powder Inhaler Filed in Japan for the Treatment of ...PR Newswire (press release)
Frontierindia Strategic and Defence
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Preventive Steps Helped Summer Campers Avoid Swine Flu - BusinessWeek Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:41:15 GMT+00:00

Preventive Steps Helped Summer Campers Avoid Swine Flu
BusinessWeek
1 (HealthDay News) -- An Alabama summer camp managed to contain the spread of swine flu by giving preventive Tamiflu to kids at risk and encouraging the use ...

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Gilead 4Q Profit Up 43%, 2010 Sales Outlook Bright - Wall Street Journal Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:43:57 GMT+00:00

Gilead 4Q Profit Up 43%, 2010 Sales Outlook Bright
Wall Street Journal
The Foster City, Calif., company benefited from a spike in royalties related to Tamiflu amid the swine flu pandemic, as well as the continued rollout of ...
Gilead revenues soar thanks to Tamiflu royaltiesPharma Times
Gilead Profit Rises on Sales of AIDS Pills, Flu DrugBusinessWeek
Gilead Sciences (GILD) Reports Strong Q4 ResultsStreetInsider.com (subscription)
Seeking Alpha (blog) -Motley Fool -Reuters
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: The men who made a killing out of swine flue while we ... - Daily Mail Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:13:24 GMT+00:00

Reuters

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: The men who made a killing out of swine flue while we ...
Daily Mail
As is government policy, she was prescribed the anti-viral drug Tamiflu, and her mother collected it for her. But just three tablets into the course, ...
Swine flu's hotline to be closedMirror.co.uk
NHS flu line being switched off in sign outbreak is overTelegraph.co.uk
Swine Flu Service Shut DownVisit Bulgaria

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News feed 2 - side effects of Tamiflu

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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: The men who made a killing out of swine flue while we ... - Daily Mail Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:13:24 GMT+00:00

Daily Mail

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: The men who made a killing out of swine flue while we ...
Daily Mail
As is government policy, she was prescribed the anti-viral drug Tamiflu, and her mother collected it for her. But just three tablets into the course, ...

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Preventive Steps Helped Summer Campers Avoid Swine Flu - BusinessWeek Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:41:15 GMT+00:00

Preventive Steps Helped Summer Campers Avoid Swine Flu
BusinessWeek
However, 78 percent of the staff and counselors and 31 percent of the campers suffered from one or more side effects -- including nausea, vomiting and ...

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Daiichi Sankyo: new influenza drug may boost flagging Japanese market - PipelineReview.com (press release) Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:49:18 GMT+00:00

Daiichi Sankyo: new influenza drug may boost flagging Japanese market
PipelineReview.com (press release)
Tamiflu's widely reported neuropsychiatric side effects in children and adolescents have contributed to considerable sales declines in the country, ...

First flu drug developed in Japan to hit the market - Mainichi Daily News Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:59:20 GMT+00:00

First flu drug developed in Japan to hit the market
Mainichi Daily News
Shionogi, which plans to supply Rapiacta to some 700000 patients by the end of March, will monitor for any side effects in all patients. ...

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Swine flu could have been a disaster - The Guardian Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:00:20 GMT+00:00

Swine flu could have been a disaster
The Guardian
With better virological and epidemiological data perhaps the government wouldn't have stockpiled so much Tamiflu or ordered 90m doses of vaccine. ...

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Steps to Take to Lessen Flu's Effects - Baltimore Sun Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:34:45 GMT+00:00

Steps to Take to Lessen Flu's Effects
Baltimore Sun
They also warn consumers taking over-the-counter medications to read warning labels and be aware of any potential side effects or drug interactions. ...

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Did the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Emanate From a Herd of Rhinoceros? - Lew Rockwell Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:56:40 GMT+00:00

Lew Rockwell

Did the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Emanate From a Herd of Rhinoceros?
Lew Rockwell
This means millions of American children were vaccinated against the flu with no benefit and only the possibility of side effects. ...

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The Precautionary Principle - The People's Voice (blog) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:09:26 GMT+00:00

The Precautionary Principle
The People's Voice (blog)
... especially those that cross the Blood/Brain Barrier (ie, psych drugs, antiepileptic drugs and all those small molecule drugs that have CNS side effects) ...

MMR: taking a shot in the dark - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:25:31 GMT+00:00

MMR: taking a shot in the dark
Telegraph.co.uk
Research, testing, human volunteers – accidents – are how we learn about side effects, some very tragic. Manufacturers of drugs are huge self-protecting ...

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Pharmamedia to squelch eu council's secret probe into H1N1 vaccine fraud and ... - SodaHead News Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:37:12 GMT+00:00

Pharmamedia to squelch eu council's secret probe into H1N1 vaccine fraud and ...
SodaHead News
The sanctioned vaccines and drugs, such as Tamiflu, are burdening governments financially and poisoning people globally, experts say. ...

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