[The threatening influenza pandemic: a national store of oseltamivir is necessary].
The Netherlands are insufficiently prepared for an influenza pandemic. In the early phase, adequate measures will probably depend entirely on the use of oseltamivir, apart from epidemiologic efforts. The advice of the Dutch Health Council to establish a large store of oseltamivir therefore deserves strong support.
de Jong
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Erasmus MC, afd. Virologie, Postbus 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam.
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D000081:Acetamides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D053139:Oseltamivir; D011634:Public Health
D000081:Acetamides; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D053139:Oseltamivir