E-DRUG: Generic Tamiflu? (2)
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Dear E-druggers'
I am afraid about the issue on Birds Flu being exaggerated? Be it true, almost all countries not only asian countries panic about the virus and prepares propylaxis medication while news keeps airing that no medicine is yet discovered to fight such virus. Now, I start asking myself, who will benefit with this panic? Big Pharma starts fighting on patent of Tamiflu. But is it already the medicine? the safest, most effective, most essential medicine? The scenario of SARS repeats itself with this flu. During the outbreak of SARS, sales of big pharma, big businesses shoot up to billion of dollars.Raw materials consumed and others benefitted from the outbreak. How about the ordinary citizens?
I think before talking about patents and business, we should start moving with the preventive measures. What is our government specially our Health Departments doing in order for the people be informed? Should we rely on media talking or from the Health professionals themselves who are more knowledgeable about the virus. What are the healthful ways and preventive advisories our citizens MUST know.
I hope GREED of profit will not rule in. But REAL service to the people reign specially in this time of difficulties.
Rene Manangan, RPH
Council for Health and Development
ipmanangan2@yahoo.com