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April 22, 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 strategies. The finding, published online in the open access scientific journal PLOS ONE, comes from the first ... read more

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