James Woroble Jr.
March 22nd, 2007, 10:57 AM
Teenage suicide warning against flu drug
The main line of defence against pandemic flu came under threat yesterday after the Japanese Government said that the drug Tamiflu should not be prescribed to teenagers.
The warning to GPs came after the drug was linked to 18 deaths in Japan that were caused by suicidal or irrational behaviour.
The Japanese Government also told the Japanese distributor of the drug to include a warning not to give it to patients aged between 10 and 19. Japan consumes 60 per cent of the world’s Tamiflu.
[MORE] (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article1550831.ece)
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The main line of defence against pandemic flu came under threat yesterday after the Japanese Government said that the drug Tamiflu should not be prescribed to teenagers.
The warning to GPs came after the drug was linked to 18 deaths in Japan that were caused by suicidal or irrational behaviour.
The Japanese Government also told the Japanese distributor of the drug to include a warning not to give it to patients aged between 10 and 19. Japan consumes 60 per cent of the world’s Tamiflu.
[MORE] (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article1550831.ece)
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