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| Warning over fake Tamiflu sales | Warning over fake Tamiflu sales |
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| People should not buy anti-flu drug Tamiflu over the internet without a prescription, experts have warned. | People should not buy anti-flu drug Tamiflu over the internet without a prescription, experts have warned. |
| The government's chief medical officer said Britain had a "massive" stockpile of genuine Tamiflu. | |
| The drug, used in suspected cases of swine flu, has now overtaken Viagra as the subject of the most junk e-mails, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society says. | The drug, used in suspected cases of swine flu, has now overtaken Viagra as the subject of the most junk e-mails, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society says. |
| But the supplies offered are often fake, with buyers getting sugar or rat poison instead of the drug. | But the supplies offered are often fake, with buyers getting sugar or rat poison instead of the drug. |
| Sir Liam Donaldson said in an interview with GMTV: "There's generally a growth in people ordering drugs from the internet worldwide and there's a lot of concern amongst health authorities that people might buy counterfeit drugs. | |
| We now think that Tamiflu is the most spammed medicine on the internet. It's taken over from Viagra Royal Pharmaceutical Society | |
| "This is a similar situation - people shouldn't buy Tamiflu from the internet. We have got a massive stockpile in this country and everybody can have access to it through the National Health Service." | |
| The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's research suggests more than two million people regularly buy medicine over the internet. However, much of that trade is legal. | |
| A spokesman, David Pruce, said: "We now think that Tamiflu is the most spammed medicine on the internet. It's taken over from Viagra. Most of that Tamiflu could well be fake. If it's fake it could range from simple sugar to rat poison." | A spokesman, David Pruce, said: "We now think that Tamiflu is the most spammed medicine on the internet. It's taken over from Viagra. Most of that Tamiflu could well be fake. If it's fake it could range from simple sugar to rat poison." |
| Meanwhile, the government says the rising numbers of swine flu cases mean trying to contain the virus is no longer an option. | Meanwhile, the government says the rising numbers of swine flu cases mean trying to contain the virus is no longer an option. |
| Ministers said the emergency response would now move to a new "treatment" phase across the UK as there may soon be 100,000 new cases a day. | Ministers said the emergency response would now move to a new "treatment" phase across the UK as there may soon be 100,000 new cases a day. |
| Consequently, anti-flu drugs will no longer be given to the close contacts of those infected nor will lab testing be done to confirm cases. | Consequently, anti-flu drugs will no longer be given to the close contacts of those infected nor will lab testing be done to confirm cases. |