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A GOLCAR swine flu victim is among those suffering thanks to a shortage of a key antiviral drug.
Paul Sheldon, 59, was diagnosed with the condition on Tuesday but has found that chemists across the town have had no access to stocks of Tamiflu.
The drug is the essential treatment for swine flu, which has seen a resurgence this winter.
Seventeen people have died, all of whom had underlying conditions or were in vulnerable groups.
Mr Sheldon says his doctors and GPs have been frustrated by the fact that there appears to be no stocks of Tamiflu in the north.
He said: ?I?m not in a high risk group but when my GP from Fieldhead Surgery visited me on Tuesday he said it was swine flu, I needed this drug, and wrote out the prescription.
?It just feels like flu but maybe with more of a belly ache.
?I went to Milnsbridge Chemist who was very helpful. She made about 15 phone calls and eventually had to say ?I just can?t get it?.
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Paul Sheldon, 59, was diagnosed with the condition on Tuesday but has found that chemists across the town have had no access to stocks of Tamiflu.
The drug is the essential treatment for swine flu, which has seen a resurgence this winter.
Seventeen people have died, all of whom had underlying conditions or were in vulnerable groups.
Mr Sheldon says his doctors and GPs have been frustrated by the fact that there appears to be no stocks of Tamiflu in the north.
He said: ?I?m not in a high risk group but when my GP from Fieldhead Surgery visited me on Tuesday he said it was swine flu, I needed this drug, and wrote out the prescription.
?It just feels like flu but maybe with more of a belly ache.
?I went to Milnsbridge Chemist who was very helpful. She made about 15 phone calls and eventually had to say ?I just can?t get it?.
Read More http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/loca...t-got-any-drugs-86081-27846593/#ixzz18TaYoyuZ