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News: December 08, 2009
Tamiflu May Be Inneffective In Fighting Effects Of Flu
December 08, 2009Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - According to a new review, the popular Tamiflu is weak when it comes to the effect it has in preventing effects of the flu, such as the development of pneumonia.
The new review was carried out by researchers in Great Britain, and puts into question the highly-popular flu drug.
Tamiflu was the focus of this update to a review that was published back in 2006, and it looked into a total of 20 published clinical trials on the antiviral drug.
The trials that they examined all looked into the effectiveness of Tamiflu in regards to its ability to prevent, and treat the flu.
The review, was published in the British Medical Journal, and has found that the effectiveness of Tamiflu is certainly something to question.
The researchers had a hard time due to the fact that many of the clinical trials had incomplete data.
This could very well mean that the drug, which governments are spending billions on to stockpile, may not be very effective at all in terms of helping fight the flu and side effects of the flu.
The World Health Organization has stated they will not change their Tamiflu guidelines.
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