Tamiflu resistance reported in Australia The first case of resistance to the antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir) from an influenza infection has been reported in Australia. A 38-year West Australian man, who had previously received a kidney transplant, developed complications from the virus despite treatment with the antiviral, doctors treating him reported this week in the Medical Journal of Australia. "After a 10-day course of oral oseltamivir for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza infection, a renal transplant recipient developed rapid-onset severe primary viral pneumonia due to ...

Tamiflu effectiveness questioned The effectiveness of Tamiflu has been cast into doubt after a new investigation suggested there was not enough evidence that the popular antiviral prevented complications from influenza in healthy people. The joint investigation between the British Medical Journal and UK’s Channel 4 News concluded that while Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and other neuraminidase inhibitors were effective at reducing symptoms of the flu, their role in reducing complications such as pneumonia was unclear. The research team, led by Professor Chris Del Mar from ...