Question:
my doctor put me on tamiflu...will i be ok?
Answer:
Yeah. Just have lots of fluids and hot food to make you more better
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Pregnant, would U take Tamiflu for Swine Flu?
Question:
Im six months pregnant with bub number 2!!
and i just want to know if anyone has taken or known of a pregnant woman who has taken tamiflu when diagnosed with swine flu..???
and, also mums to be---- would u take medication for swine flu if u got it??
please dont answer if u are going to say- dont stress about it unless u get swine!! i just want other pregnant womans opinions!
thanks :)
Answer:
Having conceived and birthed 4 children, I am very familiar with the state of pregnancy. :)
While not one prone to over-worry, I also don't like to be one to stick my head in the sand and take things "as they come". I prefer to live by the mentality "Best if prepared". People who don't think ahead are the ones who get caught off-guard and make bad choices.
Before taking any over-the counter drug, you need to find out from your doctor or a pharmacist if it is safe to take during pregnancy. That would be my big concern. They are constantly upgrading and changing what is considered "safe", "not safe" and "unknown". If it was not safe I would not take it. If it was safe, I'd take it. I'd have some serious considering to do if it was one of the unknowns. BTW, you can call any pharmacist and ask them to tell you if it is on the safe list or not. ;) You can also search for it online by searching on the name of the drug + pregnancy.
I had a friend that was taking a drug for anxiety when she was pregnant. Her doctor swore to her it was safe. (She was willing to go off during the pregnancy) When the baby was born, she had horrible heart defects, as well as other defects. And then a few months later, she learned of a whole group of defects (including heart defects and the others the girl suffers from) associated with taking the drug. Her daughter would have been fine if not for the drug her doctor swore was safe, and she still blames herself. It's so sad...
So knowing this, I have always been absolutely crazy-vigilant about what I put in my body when pregnant. Unless my very life depended on it, I would risk it <>.
As for the swine flu, it is mostly hyped up by the media, who is bored with (and knows everyone is sick of hearing about) the economy. Only people who are in poor health or have underlying health issues are dying. The rest are just feeling miserable for a couple weeks, same as if they got the regular flu. No fun, but not deadly.
Good luck with you #2! I wish you a speedy delivery! Source(s): Mom of 4 (10 yrs to 20 months)
Im six months pregnant with bub number 2!!
and i just want to know if anyone has taken or known of a pregnant woman who has taken tamiflu when diagnosed with swine flu..???
and, also mums to be---- would u take medication for swine flu if u got it??
please dont answer if u are going to say- dont stress about it unless u get swine!! i just want other pregnant womans opinions!
thanks :)
Answer:
Having conceived and birthed 4 children, I am very familiar with the state of pregnancy. :)
While not one prone to over-worry, I also don't like to be one to stick my head in the sand and take things "as they come". I prefer to live by the mentality "Best if prepared". People who don't think ahead are the ones who get caught off-guard and make bad choices.
Before taking any over-the counter drug, you need to find out from your doctor or a pharmacist if it is safe to take during pregnancy. That would be my big concern. They are constantly upgrading and changing what is considered "safe", "not safe" and "unknown". If it was not safe I would not take it. If it was safe, I'd take it. I'd have some serious considering to do if it was one of the unknowns. BTW, you can call any pharmacist and ask them to tell you if it is on the safe list or not. ;) You can also search for it online by searching on the name of the drug + pregnancy.
I had a friend that was taking a drug for anxiety when she was pregnant. Her doctor swore to her it was safe. (She was willing to go off during the pregnancy) When the baby was born, she had horrible heart defects, as well as other defects. And then a few months later, she learned of a whole group of defects (including heart defects and the others the girl suffers from) associated with taking the drug. Her daughter would have been fine if not for the drug her doctor swore was safe, and she still blames herself. It's so sad...
So knowing this, I have always been absolutely crazy-vigilant about what I put in my body when pregnant. Unless my very life depended on it, I would risk it <
As for the swine flu, it is mostly hyped up by the media, who is bored with (and knows everyone is sick of hearing about) the economy. Only people who are in poor health or have underlying health issues are dying. The rest are just feeling miserable for a couple weeks, same as if they got the regular flu. No fun, but not deadly.
Good luck with you #2! I wish you a speedy delivery! Source(s): Mom of 4 (10 yrs to 20 months)
Monday, June 8, 2009
How much money did the makers of tamiflu make from their lastest scam?
Question:
this years scam being swine flu, bird flu previously and who knows what they will come up with next year?
obviously they made less than the year all governments stockpiled the drug - but theres an expiry date so its repeat business
are you onto them yet?
1000 points to anyone can name the owners of the company that makes tamiflu! (they are also behind the swine and bird flu propaganda)
Answer:
As a chemist I know the neutral fact. U asked "How much money did the makers of tamiflu make from their latest scam?". I may ask how much money the manufacturer of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) spend during their research, development, marketing of Tamiflu?
Pl read the following: A media source notes that Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. (which produces Tamiflu in Japan) gave Yokota's department 10 million yen (about US$105,000) over five years. To determine whether to lift the 2007 ban, a research team from the Japanese Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry studied 10,000 children under the age of 18 who had been diagnosed with influenza since 2006. The study was finalised in April 2009. Taking into account all degrees of abnormal behaviour, including minor behavioural problems such as incoherent speech, the study found that children who took Tamiflu were 54 per cent more likely to exhibit abnormal behaviour than those who did not take the drug. When the team limited its analysis to children who had displayed serious abnormal behaviour that led to injury or death, it found those who had taken Tamiflu were 25 per cent more likely to behave unusually.
Moreover Tamiflu is not a effective drug for swine flu. According to the CDC, Tamiflu (oseltamivir) capsule may not be able to treat Flu type A, the most common influenza virus in 2008. Doctors are being warned to watch out for it so they can attempt to use other treatments if Tamiflu doesn't work.
[Tamiflu (oseltamivir) was developed by US-based Gilead Sciences and is currently marketed by Hoffmann-La Roche (Roche) under the trade name Tamiflu. In Japan, it is marketed by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., which is more than 50% owned by Roche.]
Tamiflu is not a good drug for h1n1 or swine flu, it has many hazards. Pl look at the following: In November 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the warning label to include the possible side effects of delirium, hallucinations, or other related behavior. This went further than the FDA's previous pronouncement, from a year before, that there was insufficient evidence to claim a causal link between oseltamivir use and the deaths of 12 Japanese children (only two were from neurological problems, although more have died since then). The change to a more cautionary stance was attributed to 103 new reports that the FDA received of delirium, hallucinations and other unusual psychiatric behavior, mostly involving Japanese patients, received between August 29, 2005 and July 6, 2006. This was an increase from the 126 similar cases logged between the drug's approval in 1999 and August 2005.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oseltamivir...
2. "Tamiflu Approval, Review, and Labeling Information". Drugs@FDA. US FDA. http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cd... Retrieved on 2009-05-08.
3."Roche update on Tamiflu for pandemic influenza preparedness". Roche Media News. 2007-04-26. http://www.roche.com/med-cor-2007-04-26. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. "Tamiflu has now been used in over 50 million influenza patients worldwide"
4. Tomoko Otake (2007-03-20). "Tragedy swirls around Tamiflu". The Japan Times Online. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/f... Retrieved on 2008-02-01. "oseltamivir phosphate ... is enormously popular in Japan, where a total of 35 million people have taken it" Source(s): internet
this years scam being swine flu, bird flu previously and who knows what they will come up with next year?
obviously they made less than the year all governments stockpiled the drug - but theres an expiry date so its repeat business
are you onto them yet?
1000 points to anyone can name the owners of the company that makes tamiflu! (they are also behind the swine and bird flu propaganda)
Answer:
As a chemist I know the neutral fact. U asked "How much money did the makers of tamiflu make from their latest scam?". I may ask how much money the manufacturer of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) spend during their research, development, marketing of Tamiflu?
Pl read the following: A media source notes that Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. (which produces Tamiflu in Japan) gave Yokota's department 10 million yen (about US$105,000) over five years. To determine whether to lift the 2007 ban, a research team from the Japanese Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry studied 10,000 children under the age of 18 who had been diagnosed with influenza since 2006. The study was finalised in April 2009. Taking into account all degrees of abnormal behaviour, including minor behavioural problems such as incoherent speech, the study found that children who took Tamiflu were 54 per cent more likely to exhibit abnormal behaviour than those who did not take the drug. When the team limited its analysis to children who had displayed serious abnormal behaviour that led to injury or death, it found those who had taken Tamiflu were 25 per cent more likely to behave unusually.
Moreover Tamiflu is not a effective drug for swine flu. According to the CDC, Tamiflu (oseltamivir) capsule may not be able to treat Flu type A, the most common influenza virus in 2008. Doctors are being warned to watch out for it so they can attempt to use other treatments if Tamiflu doesn't work.
[Tamiflu (oseltamivir) was developed by US-based Gilead Sciences and is currently marketed by Hoffmann-La Roche (Roche) under the trade name Tamiflu. In Japan, it is marketed by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., which is more than 50% owned by Roche.]
Tamiflu is not a good drug for h1n1 or swine flu, it has many hazards. Pl look at the following: In November 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the warning label to include the possible side effects of delirium, hallucinations, or other related behavior. This went further than the FDA's previous pronouncement, from a year before, that there was insufficient evidence to claim a causal link between oseltamivir use and the deaths of 12 Japanese children (only two were from neurological problems, although more have died since then). The change to a more cautionary stance was attributed to 103 new reports that the FDA received of delirium, hallucinations and other unusual psychiatric behavior, mostly involving Japanese patients, received between August 29, 2005 and July 6, 2006. This was an increase from the 126 similar cases logged between the drug's approval in 1999 and August 2005.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oseltamivir...
2. "Tamiflu Approval, Review, and Labeling Information". Drugs@FDA. US FDA. http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cd... Retrieved on 2009-05-08.
3."Roche update on Tamiflu for pandemic influenza preparedness". Roche Media News. 2007-04-26. http://www.roche.com/med-cor-2007-04-26. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. "Tamiflu has now been used in over 50 million influenza patients worldwide"
4. Tomoko Otake (2007-03-20). "Tragedy swirls around Tamiflu". The Japan Times Online. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/f... Retrieved on 2008-02-01. "oseltamivir phosphate ... is enormously popular in Japan, where a total of 35 million people have taken it" Source(s): internet
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
My 6yr old tested positive for the flu on Monday but now shows no signs of illness. Can my nanny come back?
Question:
I'm simply trying to figure out if I can ask our 19 yr old sitter to come back to our house tomorrow after my daughter was diagnosed with the flu on Monday. She was extremely ill on Monday but by Tuesday morning she has been absolutely fine! Maybe it was the awesome prescription for Tamiflu that worked...I have no idea. But today she has been fantastic. Now I would like to know if it's okay to ask our nanny to come back to work tomorrow?? Does anyone know??
Answer:
Only you can make that decision. But considering that flus are generally non-recurring it should be fine. If it were me I would wait 1 more day just to be certain.
I'm simply trying to figure out if I can ask our 19 yr old sitter to come back to our house tomorrow after my daughter was diagnosed with the flu on Monday. She was extremely ill on Monday but by Tuesday morning she has been absolutely fine! Maybe it was the awesome prescription for Tamiflu that worked...I have no idea. But today she has been fantastic. Now I would like to know if it's okay to ask our nanny to come back to work tomorrow?? Does anyone know??
Answer:
Only you can make that decision. But considering that flus are generally non-recurring it should be fine. If it were me I would wait 1 more day just to be certain.
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