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Tamiflu double dose no extra benefit as influenza treatment, Asian study finds
AFP
June 01, 2013 1:06AM
There is no benefit to a double dose of Tamiflu, a new study has found.
TAMIFLU, the frontline treatment for influenza, offers no benefit for patients if it is administered in double the normal dose, a study conducted in Southeast Asia said on Thursday.
Previous studies that found Tamiflu - lab name oseltamivir - is more effective if administered swiftly after infection, have prompted suggestions that patients would also do better if they are given a higher dose.
Doctors at 13 hospitals in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam tested the idea on 326 patients with severe flu symptoms...
Tamiflu double dose no extra benefit as influenza treatment, Asian study finds
AFP
June 01, 2013 1:06AM
There is no benefit to a double dose of Tamiflu, a new study has found.
TAMIFLU, the frontline treatment for influenza, offers no benefit for patients if it is administered in double the normal dose, a study conducted in Southeast Asia said on Thursday.
Previous studies that found Tamiflu - lab name oseltamivir - is more effective if administered swiftly after infection, have prompted suggestions that patients would also do better if they are given a higher dose.
Doctors at 13 hospitals in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam tested the idea on 326 patients with severe flu symptoms...