Sunday, 21 April 2013

Half of Tamiflu prescriptions went unused during 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic

London, UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2013



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 strateg