Colleagues
Having read the NEJM article and the deliberations of NICE it appears that
Relenza will now become part of the armamentarium of the physicians, and
very quickly too. The publications stress the importance of giving the
medication during the first 24 to 36 hours.
I suspect the majority of the patients will roll up to their friendly A & E
dept. as opposed to trying to negotiate the receptionists and the DDS. I
suslect this will be more evident during the Xmas and New Year period when
everything grinds to a halt apart from A & E.
Has anyone in the speciality looked into the resource implications or is it
another chore the
A & E serfices will have to take on. Have the bods at NICE spoken to the
anyone from the speciality
Danny McGeehan
Staffs
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