Double dose of Tamiflu proves no better in severe flu

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Double dose of Tamiflu proves no better in severe flu

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/double-dose-tamiflu-proves-no-better-severe-flu-224539436.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dXOYUGMF1smbeUnsLgWU7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-30T225401Z_1_CBRE94T1RM500_RTROPTP_2_USA-TAMIFLU.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Four capules of Tamiflu are pictured on a Tamiflu box in Burbank" align="left" title="Four capules of Tamiflu are pictured on a Tamiflu box in Burbank" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - There are no benefits from giving patients with severe flu a double dose of Roche's drug Tamiflu, despite calls by some experts for the use of higher doses in the most serious cases. That verdict from the first randomized clinical trial to study the issue has implications for global guidelines on stockpiling drugs for a potential flu pandemic, researchers said on Friday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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