Fight Against Counterfeit Drugs Advanced By Faster Test Reported For Detecting Fake Tamiflu

Chemists in Georgia are reporting development of a fast new method to detect fake Tamiflu, the mainstay medication for preventing and treating bird flu. Tamiflu has become a target for counterfeiters as recent outbreaks of bird flu have increased public demand for supplies of just-in-case antiviral drugs to use in case of an epidemic of the deadly disease.In a report at the 235th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, Facundo M. Fernandez, Ph.D.

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Filed under: Medical Devices on April 11th, 2008