MHLW Report Finds No Relations Between Tamiflu Use And Abnormal Behavior
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
A safety team at Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare reported June 17 that clinical tests found no evidence that taking Chugai Pharmaceutical's flu drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) affected electrocardiograms and sleep patterns. The clinical report also stated that there was no evidence showing relation between the administration of Tamiflu and sudden death or abnormal behavior. The team conducted electrocardiograms on 11 healthy males between the ages of 20-51. The team also conducted researches on brain waves of 31 males aged between 20-24 when sleeping and found no abnormality in brain waves after taking Tamiflu. (Click here for more - Japanese language