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Roche has issued a guide on how to avoid fake Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate). As the press continues to report on bird flu (coverage of which has not been very helpful in my opinion) the potential for further fake Tamilfu increases.

Here is how to tell true Tamiflu:

• white cardboard box
• single blister package of 10 pills
• pills are yellow and light grey
• printed on pill is “Roche 75mg”

Here is a picture of the packaging and pill from the Tamiflu site.

Back in December custom agents seized 50 shipments of Tamiflu so it is a really a concern and will likely only become more important if an epidemic does occur.

Here are some sites for more information on Tamiflu:

• Official Tamiflu site
• Tamiflu on Drugs.com
• Tamiflu on PDR Health
• WebMD on Tamiflu

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