Flu Viruses Becoming Resistent to Antiviral Drugs
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
The government, for the first time, is urging doctors not to prescribe two antiviral drugs commonly used to fight influenza because of concerns about drug resistance, officials announced Saturday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the recommendation covers the drugs rimantadine and amantadine during the current flu season.
"Laboratory testing by CDC on the predominant strain of influenza (H3N2) currently circulating in the United States shows that it is resistant to these drugs," according to a CDC statement.
posted by Fergie @ 1/14/2006 11:52:00 AM
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