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MORE than half

of children who

take swine flu

drug Tamiflu

suffer terrifying

side-effects such

as nausea,

insomnia and

nightmares,

The U.K. Sun

reports July 31st.

Two studies by the Health

Protection Agency (HPA)

showed a “high proportion”

of Brit schoolkids reported

problems after taking

the drug.

Data was gathered from

children at three schools in

London and one in the South

West who were given Tamiflu

earlier this year after

classmates became infected

with the deadly virus.

The findings will shock

parents and raise questions

over whether the powerful

anti-viral should be given

out so freely.

The government’s chief

medical officer Sir Liam

Donaldson defended the

drug today, saying:

“All drugs do

have side-effects.”

“It is always a case of

deciding the balance between

benefiting a patient from a

treatment and

the side-effects.”

“Most of the side-effects

are relatively minor –

a degree of nausea,

a bit of a tummy upset,

the sort of thing you get

quite often with antibiotics.”

He added:

“If we look at the rate

of admissions to hospital,

it has been the under-fives

who have had a very much

higher rate of hospitalisation.”

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“It isn’t common but

when it does happen,

it can happen amongst the

youngest age groups.”

The most frequently reported

side effect among children

was nausea, followed by stomach

pain or cramps and problems

sleeping.

Gastrointestinal side effects

(nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,

stomach pain and cramps)

were reported by 40 per cent

of kids tested.

Almost one in five kids

reported side-effects such

as poor concentration,

inability to think clearly,

problems sleeping,

feeling dazed or confused,

bad dreams or nightmares

and “behaving strangely”.

The data published by the

Government today comes after

the National Pandemic Flu

Service for England launched

last Thursday.

Rather than calling their GP,

people with swine flu are now

being urged to contact a helpline

or receive a diagnosis online.

Some 150,000 people have

received Tamiflu via the

National Pandemic Flu Service.

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