Bizarre hallucinations reported in children taking Tamiflu

Eleven-year-old Lindsay Ellis of Indianapolis, Ind. imagined there were bugs on her body and the devil was whispering in her ear after she took Tamiflu, an anti-influenza medication, KTVT-TV reported.

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Tamiflu Shortage Forces Pharmacists To Be Creative

The demand for children’s liquid Tamiflu is skyrocketing as more kids get sick with both seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus. That’s created shortages and has forced Omaha pharmacies to make their own version of the drug.

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Tamiflu misuse yielding drug-resistant strains of H1N1 virus

Indiscriminate use of antiviral medications to prevent and treat influenza could ease the way for drug-resistant strains of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, to emerge, public health officials warn -- making the fight against a pandemic that much harder.

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How does Tamiflu work?

How does Tamiflu work?

The British Medical Journal answers your questions about Tamiflu, the drug being used to treat swine flu

The Battle Over Tamiflu

Should children suffering with flu-like symptoms be treated with Tamiflu?

British researchers say no, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization say yes.

So who’s right?

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'Tamiflu turned my children into hallucinating, sobbing wrecks'

This week, it was with no small measure of satisfaction that I watched Andy Burnham, our implausibly youthful Health Secretary, squirm on the GMTV sofa.

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No Tamiflu for children, doctors told

Doctors should stop giving Tamiflu to children as a routine treatment for swine flu, researchers concluded after finding the drug can cause more harm than good.

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We Got a disagreement here

Brushing off concerns about the use of anti-virals for treating children, experts dealing with A(H1N1) influenza here have stressed their safety.

Tamiflu and Relenza are the recommended drugs for treating swine flu. The swine flu virus has been found to be resistant to other anti-viral drugs and hence these drugs are commonly used. However, recently, concerns have been raised over their safety for children.

Experts say Tamiflu safe for children

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Ever get the feeling that you're getting some mixed messages here?

'Tamiflu harmful for children'

Children should not be given the anti-viral drug Tamiflu because its harms outweigh any benefits, researchers have said.

'Tamiflu harmful for children'

Study: Tamiflu causes nausea and nightmares in children

More than half of children taking antiviral drug Tamiflu suffer side-effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares, UK researchers have said.

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Half of children taking Tamiflu have side-effects

Half of children taking Tamiflu have side-effects

More than half the children in England taking the swine flu drug Tamiflu suffer side-effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares, researchers have found.