Japan suspends use of anti-flu drug Tamiflu for teens

Japan suspends use of anti-flu drug Tamiflu for teens

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Kurokawa (2nd L), the health ministry official in charge of pharmaceutical matters, announces at a predawn news conference in Tokyo on March 21 that the government has recommended against the use of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu among teenagers. After taking Tamiflu, two 12-year-old boys apparently jumped off the second floor of their houses and broke their legs in February and March. In February, a 14-year-old boy fell to his death at his condominium in Miyagi after apparently taking the drug while a 14-year-old girl died in similar circumstances in Aichi. (Kyodo)

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    Japan suspends use of anti-flu drug Tamiflu for teens

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    TOKYO, Japan - The anti-flu drug Tamiflu, wrapped in packages sold in Japan. (File photo) The drug, manufactured by Roche Holding AG of Switzerland, is imported and sold in Japan by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. The Japanese health ministry announced March 21 that the government has recommended against the use of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu among teenagers. (Kyodo)