Blog Posts on oseltamivir

DOH wants P20B for AntiVirals: Overkill much? by Fall of Icarus on Jul 6, 2009Image via WikipediaThe DOH has asked Congress for an additional P20 billion as budget for securing antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu or Oseltamivir, as well as possible flu vaccines, in the wake of the A H1N1 pandemic. Currently, the DOH has advised t...

People should not be denied access to life-saving interventions for unfair reasons, including an inability to pay — Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO by Philippines Rising (Taga Monumento) on Jun 28, 200928 June 2009This speech should be read by all of our policymakers especially DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III and Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.  It was delivered by one of the world's top medical doctors, Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the...

H1N1 Confirmed Cases in the Philippines Jumps to 10 by Philippines Rising (Taga Monumento) on May 28, 200928 May 2009The number of confirmed H1N1 flu cases in the Philippines has jumped to 10.Here's the report from GMAnews.tv:This page requires a higher version browserFor the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TVMore on this when I...

Tamiflu Costs P150.50 Per Capsule at Mercury Drug But Can You Buy It If You Need To? — And What the DOH Should Do About Tamiflu by Philippines Rising (Taga Monumento) on May 7, 20098 May 2009At past ten o'clock last night, after my hospital visit to Engr. Jun Lozada, I bought some groceries in one of the Mercury Drug branches in the Caloocan poblacion area.Just before checking out at the grocery counter, I asked one of the drug...

No swine flu in RP - DOH by on Apr 27, 2009The Department of Health on Monday allayed fears of the possible spread of the deadly swine flu virus in the Philippines, saying that there are no reported cases of swine flu among humans in the country. “There is no report of swine flu among h...