KRT Wire | 10/27/2005 | Amid signs of panic buying, drug maker halts U.S. sales of Tamiflu
BY JEREMY MANIER
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO - In a bid to stop panic buying of flu medications based on premature fears about a pandemic, drug maker Roche Holding AG has temporarily halted distribution of Tamiflu in the United States, citing unusually large purchases as an indication some buyers are hoarding the drug.
Most public-health experts have urged consumers not to build private stores of Tamiflu, a prescription drug that can reduce the severity of ordinary flu and may help against the avian flu strain, which some experts fear could spur a pandemic. Unwarranted use of Tamiflu could help flu strains mutate into forms that are resistant to the drug, among other problems.
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