Roche counters rumours of Tamiflu resistance
Roche is aiming to quell rumours of Tamiflu resistance with the announcement that resistance rates remain low in treated patients.
Roche is aiming to quell rumours of Tamiflu resistance with the announcement that resistance rates remain low in treated patients.
The company said there have been no new cases of resistance seen in patients infected with the bird flu H5N1 virus since March 2005 and scientific data does not substantiate increased resistance to Tamiflu (oseltamivir).
The company said that over the past few months, there has been erroneous speculation that resistance to Tamiflu is increasing but that both Roche and independent groups have been "monitoring" the situation and there is no scientific evidence to suggest this is happening.