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http://news. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20071124/ ap_on_he_ me/fda_tamiflu_ safety
FDA: Flu drugs affecting kids' behavior Sat Nov 24, 2:36 AM ET
WASHINGTON - Government health regulators recommended adding label
precautions about neurological problems seen in children who have
taken flu drugs made by Roche and GlaxoSmithKline.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday released its safety
review of Roche's Tamiflu and Glaxo's Relenza. Next week, an outside
group of pediatric experts is scheduled to review the safety of
several such drugs when used in children.
FDA began reviewing Tamiflu's safety in 2005 after receiving reports
of children experiencing neurological problems, including
hallucinations and convulsions.
Twenty-five patients under age 21 have died while taking the drug,
most of them in Japan. Five deaths resulted from children "falling
from windows or balconies or running into traffic."
There have been no child deaths connected with Relenza, but
regulators said children taking the drug have shown similar
neurological problems.
While FDA said it isn't clear whether the problems are directly
related to the drugs, it recommends adding language about the
possible side effects to labeling for physicians who prescribe
Tamiflu and Relenza.
Besides being a drug side effect, the agency said the behaviors
alternately could result from an unusual strain of flu or a rare
genetic reaction to the drug.
Company representatives were not immediately available for comment.
FDA: Flu drugs affecting kids' behavior Sat Nov 24, 2:36 AM ET
WASHINGTON - Government health regulators recommended adding label
precautions about neurological problems seen in children who have
taken flu drugs made by Roche and GlaxoSmithKline.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday released its safety
review of Roche's Tamiflu and Glaxo's Relenza. Next week, an outside
group of pediatric experts is scheduled to review the safety of
several such drugs when used in children.
FDA began reviewing Tamiflu's safety in 2005 after receiving reports
of children experiencing neurological problems, including
hallucinations and convulsions.
Twenty-five patients under age 21 have died while taking the drug,
most of them in Japan. Five deaths resulted from children "falling
from windows or balconies or running into traffic."
There have been no child deaths connected with Relenza, but
regulators said children taking the drug have shown similar
neurological problems.
While FDA said it isn't clear whether the problems are directly
related to the drugs, it recommends adding language about the
possible side effects to labeling for physicians who prescribe
Tamiflu and Relenza.
Besides being a drug side effect, the agency said the behaviors
alternately could result from an unusual strain of flu or a rare
genetic reaction to the drug.
Company representatives were not immediately available for comment.
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Hope all you kiddies enjoyed the Wildcard games (I did not). We now move onto the Divisional games. These are worth 4 points each and an extra 4 points for picking the winner AND the total points scored in that game. Not an easy task. Think it was hit last year twice (Wingman can tell you better then me). We have 4 games to play this week. Not going to be easy either. Here are your...
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I hope everyone had fun this season. We are now in the home stretch for the Fake Lombardi Trophy, currently in the possession of our wonderful Boss Lady who is currently leading in the race to capture it yet again (for the third time). So get your thinking caps on and make your picks. Just remember these games are worth 2 points each and 1 for each games' total points correctly picked and I...
Allergies to drugs (like penicillin) do run in families.
Some shot reactions ARE allergies & will run in families.
Evidently eggs (a common allergy), as well as beef or pork gelatin, are used in the incubation process for some vaccines. The flu shot uses eggs. If your allergies are bad enough you cant have those shots. A cousins friend couldnt have a bunch of vaccines (including the flu) because of an allergy to eggs.
the flu mist does not. Sam will not get the shot. I think the government knows what has caused this epidemic of autism but they will never say.
The CDC is recruiting online for a dialogue about flu vaccinations:
Pandemic Flu Vaccine: Who Should Get It First?
Tell us your thoughts - Dec 4-6, 2007
www.webdialogue.net/panflu/engage