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Tamiflu: drugs given for swine flu 'were waste of £500m'
Drug Tamiflu does nothing to halt the spread of influenza and Government wasted nearly £500?million stockpiling it over swine flu pandemic, study finds
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - May 13, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: influenza drugs pandemic tamiflu swine flu Source Type: news

Experts with links to drugs industry 'hyped swine flu'
Conclusion This was a well-conducted study, albeit based on a small sample of articles. The finding that academics with ties to the drugs industry were more likely to make a higher assessment of risk from swine flu, and those promoting the use of antiviral drugs were more likely to have industry links, is worrying. The general issue of academics with undisclosed links to the pharmaceutical industry being interviewed by journalists is of concern. That said, the study does not prove that media coverage either fuelled public anxiety about swine flu or the policy decisions made about drug or vaccine funding. Similarly, the...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Medication Swine flu Source Type: news

Swine flu 'growing in resistance' to Tamiflu
Strains of swine flu that are resistant to the drug Tamiflu are spreading, say experts, raising more questions about a government decision to spend £500 million stockpiling it.
Source: Telegraph Health - March 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: h1n1 roche tamiflu resistance swine flu Source Type: news

Tamiflu Resistant Swine Flu Virus Circulating In The Population
Tamiflu-resistant strains of H1N1pdm09 (2009 pandemic Swine Flu) are being increasingly detected in community patients who never received the drug, suggesting that the resistant strains are spreading, a researcher from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Melbourne Australia, announced at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) in Canberra, Australia. Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Flu / Cold / SARS Source Type: news

Effectiveness of Tamiflu and Relenza questioned
ConclusionThis major review is particularly significant for its use of unpublished, previously confidential data from both the drug manufacturers and regulators, to verify the information in published trials. As the researchers point out, much of the trial data is unreliable for various reasons, which makes it difficult to draw firm conclusions.While it appears that these drugs have a modest benefit, there is no solid evidence that either drug can protect people from the more serious complications of influenza. Paracetamol or ibuprofen would seem to be a far more cost-effective method of relieving the symptoms of influenza...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Swine flu Source Type: news

Evaluation of treatment with Oseltamivir during the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic: the problem of incomplete clinical information.
Authors: Hanafi S, Hayatshahi A, Torkamandi H, Javadi MR Abstract During the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic of 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed more than 14,000 deaths globally; this included a death toll of 147 in Iran. In order to evaluate (a) the appropriateness of the Oseltamivir dose through calculation of a patient’s creatinine clearance (CrCl) and (b) the quality of data in the medical charts, we conducted a retrospective study at the Shariati Hospital in Tehran. All admissions to the hospital between the dates 1 October 2009 and 31 January 2010 were evaluated, amounting to a total of 51 pati...
Source: Health Information Management Journal - November 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: HIM J Source Type: research

Tamiflu Saved Lives During Swine Flu Pandemic, Study Confirms
Best to start treatment within 48 hours, experts saySource: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu), Medicines
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - March 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Experts call for tests on use of flu drugs in pandemic
Report says there is a lack of good data on how well Tamiflu works in the community, after missed opportunity during swine flu outbreakNew trials are urgently needed to establish whether the anti-flu drug Tamiflu would help save lives in a pandemic, experts have said.Flu pandemics are highly dangerous, with the potential to kill millions around the world. Each winter in the UK, hundreds die of flu. Yet the drugs available to treat people, of which the best known and most widely used is Tamiflu, appear to have only a modest effect and have only been tested on seasonal flu, according to a report by the Academy of Medical Sci...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 7, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Flu Health Pharmaceuticals industry Medical research Society Science UK news Source Type: news

Government to get 60,000 additional doses of Swine Flu drug Oseltamivir as cases rise
As per the latest government data, there have been 6,298 confirmed swine flu cases in the country till the second week of February, resulting in about 485 deaths.
Source: The Economic Times - February 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sewage Study Reveals Half Of Tamiflu Prescriptions Went Unused During 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic
A new study concludes that approximately half of the prescriptions of Tamiflu during the 2009-10 influenza pandemic went unused in England. The unused medication represents approximately 600,000 courses of Tamiflu at a cost of around 7.8 million pounds to the UK taxpayer. The novel scientific method used in the study could help measure and improve the effectiveness of future pandemic flu strategies...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Flu / Cold / SARS Source Type: news

Frog slime could protect us against future flu epidemic
Conclusion This study has identified a substance in the mucus secreted by a south Indian frog which can kill certain types of flu virus. Researchers often turn to natural substances with known health-giving properties to find potential new drugs for humans. For example, aspirin was developed based on a compound found in willow bark – which had been used in traditional medicine for hundreds of years. Some other drugs – such as some chemotherapy and anticlotting drugs – have also been developed from chemicals found in plants. By isolating the substances that have an effect the researchers can make sure they are pure a...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medication Medical practice Source Type: news

Scientists Hope Tracking Winter Flu Will Help Close Pandemic Knowledge Gap
ImageContent(562e45c2e4b0aac0b8fd7c69,562e42a91900002e00b94dab,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562e42a91900002e00b94dab,Some(),Some(jpeg)),ViktorCap via Getty Images,) Anyone who goes down with flu in Europe this winter could be asked to enroll in a randomized clinical trial in which they will either be given a drug, which may or may not work, or standard advice to take bed rest and paracetamol. Those who agree could be helping the world prepare for the next potentially deadly disease pandemic as well as helping scientists who are now desperate to plug gaps in knowledge left by previous missed opportunities. Scientists are largely in...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 26, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Vaccines do work for pandemic flu
Vaccine against swine flu in 2009 prevented infections and hospitalisations Related items fromOnMedica Tamiflu reduced risk of death in H1N1 influenza pandemic Nasal spray flu vaccine for children proving effective Antenatal flu drugs not linked to newborn risks Flu jab linked to fewer hospitalisations World ‘not prepared’ for Zika and Ebola
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 13, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Roche-backed study finds Tamiflu saved lives in flu pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) - Using Roche's medicine Tamiflu saved lives during the H1N1 swine flu pandemic four years ago, according to a new scientific study published on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Anti-viral drugs in flu: not that good?
Those of us who were on the front line during the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic will remember giving antiviral neuraminidase inhibitors to, it seemed, almost every febrile child—particularly oseltamivir (Tamiflu), as guided by official advice. My impression at the time was that it didn't help much, and vomiting was common. A controversy has raged in the media (www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26954482), and has become a ‘cause célèbre’ for those who want pharmaceutical companies to make public all their trial data, not just those that favour the drug. The BMJ has been active in this campaign, and ha...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - July 11, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Miscellanea Source Type: research