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Medical are questioning why so much money was spent developing and then stocking up on for influenza. The Tamiflu and spray Relenza are prescribed by doctors to treat the flu. Governments have heavily stockpiled the drugs as a in the event of an influenza . However, new research casts doubt on their effectiveness and on the claims made by their manufacturers. The Cochrane Collaboration, a non-profit healthcare research , and the British Medical Journal published a report based on clinical of the drugs. The study questions whether governments should be spending money on the .

The research says Tamiflu does what claim in that it shortens the symptoms of influenza by half a day. However, it says there is evidence to support claims that the drug reduces the likelihood of hospitalization or complications. The researchers also found Tamiflu increased the of nausea and vomiting by up to five per cent, and could cause headaches and . Tamiflu's makers said the research excluded "real-world ". The research team said Relenza worked better than gargling with salt water or taking over-the-counter pain . The maker, GlaxoSmithKline, said: "When used , in the right patient, it can reduce the of flu symptoms."

 


 
 

 

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