Japan Continues Safety Policy Limiting Teenage Use Of Tamiflu
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The Drug Safety Committee at the Pharmaceutical and Food Sanitization Council of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare June 16 decided to continue its current safety measure of limiting Tamiflu (oseltamivir) use in minors over 10 years of age. The committee's decision was based on two working group's scientific and clinical findings, which noted that although there was no statistical significance between Tamiflu users and non-users in the age group, the users had 1.54 times higher risk of developing abnormal behavior. The groups also stated that the research couldn't establish a casual relationship between taking Tamiflu and abnormal behavior. The safety policy was initiated in March 2007 when the Ministry received reports of teenagers showing abnormal behaviors after taking Tamiflu. (Click here for more - Japanese Language
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