Despite resistance, flu drug still preferred
WHO says Tamiflu remains top choice in case of epidemic
Updated: 9:35 a.m. ET Aug. 27, 2004GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that despite new research indicating some resistance to Tamiflu, it remained its “drug of choice” for protection against bird flu and in case of a human flu pandemic.
Klaus Stohr, head of WHO’s influenza program, also called for more data after Japanese researchers reported on Thursday that resistance to Tamiflu, made by Switzerland’s Roche, may be more common than previously thought
Artice from: MSNBC