China Experts Warn Against Tamiflu For Common Flu
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Chinese medical experts warned against giving Tamiflu to patients seeking to guard against the seasonal flu feared to plague Hong Kong. Concerned patients are asking physicians to prescribe the drug, but the experts say that would be unwise because taking Tamiflu would leave the patients more vulnerable to the H5N1 avian flu. Tamiflu already has been proved ineffective against the H1N1 common flu strain, influenza A in Hong Kong. (Click here for more