WHO Reports Tamiflu-Resistant Flu in U.S. and Canada

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GENEVA (Reuters) - The main flu virus circulating in the United States and Canada has shown "elevated resistance" to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, in line with findings in parts of Europe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.

The United Nations agency said it was too early to know what potential there may be for increased Tamiflu resistance in H5N1 avian influenza. It did not change its recommendation that Tamiflu be used to treat human cases of bird flu.

A number of governments have been stockpiling Tamiflu, made by Switzerland's Roche Holding Ag and Gilead Sciences Inc of the United States, for use as a first line of defense in case bird flu sparks a human influenza pandemic.

The WHO said it was investigating the extent of resistance worldwide to Tamiflu, known generically as oseltamivir, in some seasonal H1N1 flu viruses that have a mutation making them "highly resistant."
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ABC News: Tamiflu-Resistant Flu Spreads in U.S.
 
Tamiflu is one of the meds I was prescribed last Monday when I was told I had the flu. Walgreens informed me Mon night that they were out of it and to keep checking back because they get shipments in every day. I continued checking all the way up until last Thuesday and they were STILL out of it. I told them to just forget it, dont worry about it.
I guess so many people have had the flu that they cant keep it in stock.
 
Peter Parka said:
Damn! Thats the problem, more and more drugs are developed to treat diseases but the disease keep mutating to make themselves harder to kill.:(
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Mostly because of

1. Overprescribing

and

2. Patient non compliance.

IF you get an antibiotic - take it all as prescribed, dont save any for future use, don't stop taking it because you feel better - finish it.


Tamiflu is only effective in the 48 hours after infection, so if the pharmacy can't fill the prescription, there is no need to use it.
 
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