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I seem to remember reading (when this story came out last time) that Influenza itself has a similar rate of incidents. Or was it the population at large?
That's the double-edged sword of side effect reporting. People are hyper vigilant about blaming the drug, and they can't reliably know whether \"the chills\" is from the drug or the illness.
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Until then we'll just file flu shots next to every other damn thing in the world - the 'we don't know shit, yet, but hopefully science will catch up' file.
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A Glaxo spokeswoman said a review of premarketing and post-approval trial data showed no worrying safety signals on patients taking Relenza.
The media should not be in the habit of allowing manufacturers to whitewash their products. If they want to, they can do this on their own websites. The newspaper's crime page certainly doesn't allow the latest burglary suspect to make a public statement.
@timmus: But they should be in the habit of bashing them without even giving them the opportunity to respond? That's not journalism, it's propaganda. Believe the company spokesman or don't, but it's entirely appropriate for the media to get their comment, and would be unprofessional NOT to. And, BTW, the media uses statements from criminal suspects or their spokesperson ALL THE TIME. Maybe not a simple burgler perhaps, but that's lack of interest, not because it's something they \"shouldn't\" do.
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once again, thanks getty!
@swalve:
The flu in-and-of-itself doesn't, but a high fever can make you extremely crazy. The one time I had a severe flu case and hit 110F, I seem to recall the walls moving like conveyor belts and riding on the back of a multicolored dinosaur.
That's not to excuse the drugs if this turns out to be true, mind, but random people reporting side-effects in a random fashion does not a scientific study make.
That sounds a lot like anti-science talk. You're not going to start saying off-putting things about the moon landing, are you?
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Funny coincidence. My friend's name is Tami and she is batshit crazy.
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You should only ask for Tamiflu if you can't beat a flu. Tamiflu is for life-threatening illness, not a week of the sniffles.
@RvLeshrac: Dude, if you had a 110F fever, even for a short time, you'd have brain damage. Hyperpyrexia is anything over 107F, and that is ice-bath and praying to G-d \"bad.\"
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Does Tamiflu come in an Aquadot gelcap?
Reminds me of a story the Onion did on a mormon teen who took one too many Benadryl.
I might be picking one of these up soon. I, uh, am pretty sure I got the flu.