Tamiflu drugs worth £212,380 could be destroyed.

A BATCH of Tamiflu drugs worth £212,380 could be destroyed because it is nearing the end of its shelf life.
The order - enough to treat 40,500 adults and children - was placed
in April 2006 by the Emergency Powers Authority, which is led by the
chief minister.
The drug was bought as an island insurance policy in the event of a
flu pandemic. None has been used, however, and the lot is due to reach
its sell-by date in 2010.
‘The very nature of a contingency purchase, namely for use in the
event of an emergency or pandemic, is that the items may well end up
not being used by their expiry date,’ said a Health and Social Services
Department spokesman.
An influenza pandemic preparedness working group was set up and the
drugs ordered as a reaction to a highly pathogenic avian influenza
virus circulating in south-east Asia.
‘The decision taken by the Emergency Powers Authority in 2006 was that the island should have a stock in place,’ he said.
The batch, which has a shelf life of between three and five years,
will be replaced. Tamiflu is available only with such an expiry
timescale.



I find this a bit disturbing what do you think ?

could this anti viral drug not have been used for the outbreak of flu just before cristmas and the flu like virus that is still doing the rounds.silly me that would have been too easy

and too cost effective!!! they started cutting our 30 monthly pills down to 28 (how many months with 28 day in them???) to save money so that they could waste it :x