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Swine flu could become resistant to Tamiflu because of over-prescribing

July 28, 2009 by srrpenna

Dr Holden, the British Medical Association's lead authority on pandemic flu, said he thought the thresholds for issuing Tamiflu had been set too low, a policy which he fears will come back to haunt the Department of Health if the H1N1 swine flu virus becomes resistant to Tamiflu.

The GP, based in Matlock, Derbyshire, helped draft the clinical algorithm used by operators on the National Pandemic Flu Service telephone line, but said doctors are being encouraged to dish out a "pill for every ill".

Tamiflu resistant swine flu case diagnosed in Canada

July 22, 2009 by srrpenna

Canada has recorded its first case of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus in a man who had been given the drug to prevent infection.

more form Associated Press

Resistant case of swine flu found San Francisco teenager

July 9, 2009 by srrpenna

A San Francisco teenager has been diagnosed with a strain of swine flu that is resistant to the common antiviral drug Tamiflu - an important milestone in the pandemic's evolution.

Link to SFgate

First case of drug resistant (Tamiflu) Swine Flu

June 30, 2009 by srrpenna

Roche Holding AG confirmed a patient with H1N1 influenza in Denmark showed resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu (Oseltamivir).

Other medication that can be effective in treating swine flu is zanamivir or Relenza, made by GlaxoSmithKline.

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

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