Dear Doctor

Keeping in view the present trend of increase in number of cases of Swine Flu in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali and it’s surrounding areas and in general throughout India, although there is awareness among people about disease, nevertheless, it is important public need to know what kind of preliminary investigation is required for the diagnosis.

More-over, there is narrow line in the differential diagnosis of different kinds of flu and it becomes extremely difficult for the General Practitioner in suburb areas and even in cities to diagnose without proper facilities of laboratory investigations. Also people of lower income strata may be reluctant to go for certain tests advised by the doctor for provisional diagnosis.

There ought to be some proper advice and guidance in this regard which is very much need of the time and all GP’s require the direction how to tackle such kind of exigencies.

How it would be advised that won’t it be far better to dispense / prescribe Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) to all those patients who-so-ever is suffering from Flu or Flu like symptoms, keeping in mind to save a life instead subjecting a patient unless otherwise confirmed to a fatal outcome once there is delay in diagnosis.

And also there are many other medicines which have far more side effects than Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) and are freely available in Indian market.

Regards



Dr Tejinder M. Aggrwal, MBBS, GAMS
Phoenix Hospital & Diagnostic Centre
SCO 8, Sector 16, Panchkula 134109
Ph: 0172-5054321, 5011333
Fax: 0172-5011334
M: 0-931-610-1112

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