Thursday, August 13, 2009

Vietnam: Still exposed to disturbed control of influenza H1N1 new

13/08/2009

(VnMedia) - TS. Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of the Institute for infectious diseases and Tropical Country for around treating patients infected with influenza A (H1N1) as it exposed a new treatment currently is still two issues concerns.

Firstly, the treatment for children infected with influenza A (H1N1) is a problem encountered many difficulties, not the drug for any changes Tamiflu membership. Đồ According minded treatment of the current Ministry of Health regulations to the children must be the translation, or oral doses of the inhaled form, but now, Vietnam enter new pill Tamiflu 75 mg, the physician must bẻ each Vienna into 3-4 parts, drugs do not dissolve completely Domestic difficult for children to drink and hard to preserve. Therefore lenses to allow the Ministry of imported form Tamiflu syrup for children drink.

Second, in the treatment exposed by the new control, the Institute collaborated with the University of Oxford - England conducted the investigation, mostly on samples of 108 patients. After five days of treatment with Tamiflu in outbreaks still have most to 49.5% of influenza virus. After 10 days 15.6% and 15 day all clean and viruses in most patients.

Meanwhile, it exposed the treatment if the fever for three days out of the hospital is the patient will be a source of spreading viruses. Therefore the lens make the requirements, should continue to isolation of patients at home in a week to avoid spread viruses.

Related to drug Tamiflu, Department of Pharmacy Management (Ministry of Health) said the inspector checked and have no medication to a buffer in Vietnam and people do not fear a lack of medicine. The Department will require health departments to check the medication and withdraw the license business immediately with the sale of medicine rated. The company entered on this medication with 448,700 VND / box 10 members.

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