Reliance of single flu drug is risky – UK Royal Society

It’s common knowledge that heavily relying on one antibiotic increases drug resistance by organism it was trying to kill, in the first place. This is true, even of bird flu drugs. And especially scary for the fight against bird flu if we find ourselves facing a pandemic flu virus that’s already resistant to the drugs we’re yet to treat people with.

A UK expert panel has criticized its government of heavily relying on Tamiflu as the drug-of-choice against bird flu, and recommends that UK implement a diverse strategy such as stockpiling new drug classes and vaccines.

I have a feeling UK is NOT the only country guilty of this.

[Source: WorldPoultry.Net]

Tags: United Kingdom, bird flu, Tamiflu, antiviral drugs, drug resistance