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Medicine Store
Tamiflu supply in Tijuana, Mexico, attracts bird flu-wary Americans, Medicine Store says
July 4th, 2006
As concern about bird flu grows and medicine to treat it becomes harder to find in the U.S., many Americans are going to Tijuana, Mexico, to buy Tamiflu, according to the Medicine Store pharmacy chain.
"For the past month, we have had an abundant supply of Tamiflu and are selling the [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] FDA-recommended 10-pill dosage for $58, versus about $100 in the United States," said Mario Zamudio, Medicine Store manager.
Tamiflu, the main FDA-approved prescription drug for treating the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, is produced by Swiss-based Roche labs. It became available in Tijuana about a month ago and many...
Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2006-07-04)
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