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WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. and Japanese health officials are probing the deaths of 12 Japanese children who took Roche's anti-viral Tamiflu.
Officials from the Food and Drug Administration are so far mum on any clear link between Tamiflu and the fatalities, but the FDA said that four of the fatalities were due to sudden death, which the agency said is unusual in otherwise healthy young people.
Tamiflu is viewed as the best medicine currently available to combat a potential bird-flu pandemic, and governments and corporations worldwide are currently stockpiling the drug as pandemic fears mount.
According to Tamiflu's Swiss sponsor Roche, Tamiflu has treated more than 33 million patients in 80 countries worldwide. The anti-viral was launched in the United States, Canada and Switzerland between 1999 and 2000.
Earlier this week, Tamiflu's developer, Gilead Sciences, said it had resolved its dispute with Roche over the marketing of the drug. Under a revised deal, Gilead has the option to co-promote the flu treatment starting next year.
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