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Editor, Senior Moderator
Medwave. 2014 May 20;14(4):e5953. doi: 10.5867/medwave.2014.04.5953.
The Tamiflu saga continues: will our conduct change after the publication of the latest systematic review on benefits and harms of oseltamivir?
[Article in English, Spanish]
Bachelet VC.
Author information
Abstract
in English, Spanish
In 2013, we wrote about the harm, waste and deception stemming from conducts adopted by the pharmaceutical industry, by concealing raw data and Clinical Study Reports (CSRs) from the regulator’s view when requesting the marketing patent. We described the case of Tamiflu (Roche), a drug that has been widely used in our population and profusely prescribed by physicians. Health authorities, entailing a great cost for the countries in the region, have also purchased it. In this editorial, we will show how the idea of using antivirals for prophylaxis and treatment of influenza took hold, starting from the first enthusiastic recommendations up to the systematic review published last month in the BMJ.
PMID:
25383799
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25383799
The Tamiflu saga continues: will our conduct change after the publication of the latest systematic review on benefits and harms of oseltamivir?
[Article in English, Spanish]
Bachelet VC.
Author information
Abstract
in English, Spanish
In 2013, we wrote about the harm, waste and deception stemming from conducts adopted by the pharmaceutical industry, by concealing raw data and Clinical Study Reports (CSRs) from the regulator’s view when requesting the marketing patent. We described the case of Tamiflu (Roche), a drug that has been widely used in our population and profusely prescribed by physicians. Health authorities, entailing a great cost for the countries in the region, have also purchased it. In this editorial, we will show how the idea of using antivirals for prophylaxis and treatment of influenza took hold, starting from the first enthusiastic recommendations up to the systematic review published last month in the BMJ.
PMID:
25383799
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25383799