March 21, 2007 -- In Japan, where the injected drug Tamiflu is used routinely to treat influenza, physicians were advised not to prescribe the drug to teenagers because of numerous cases of delirium, hallucinations, and bizarre behavior. In recent months, two Japanese teenagers have jumped to their deaths from multi-story condominiums. In the past weeks, two others jumped from first-story windows and broke their legs. Tamiflu is distributed in Japan by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. In the rest of the world, Roche produces and markets the drug, while Genzyme receives a royalty based on revenues. More details...
