New Zealand Doctor Urges Greater Use Of Tamiflu Despite Concern
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
A New Zealand expert is urging his government to use its stockpile of Roche's Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and begin vaccinating the populace despite increasing resistance to the drug by new flu strains. Influenza expert Lance Jennings said the drug is underused in New Zealand even though stockpiles of it exist, including the government's 855,000 doses put aside in 2005 to treat 21 percent of the population. He believes the nation's physicians should be educated about the advisability of administering the drug. (Click here for more