International Companies Prepare For Pandemic
Written by Stuart Stevens | Thursday, 27 July 2006 | There are 0 comments
Ukmedix has seen reports that state that close to 75% of international corporations have come up with detailed bird flu pandemic plan or are busy getting their bird flu plans ready for the likely spread of the virus. It was noted that the smaller and and privately owned corporations were not so likely to come up with a bird flu strategy when compared to the big and publicly owned companies. In fact around 95% of companies that had a sales figure of over 5 billion dollars were noted to have a high state of readiness to cope with an outbreak of the virus whereas only 35% of companies that had a sales figure of less than 100 million dollars could come up with some sort of plan that would address a potential bird flu crisis.
About 25% of companies that have bird flu plans have invested in getting stocks of Tamilfu and far more have made sure that their employees have acquired some Tamiflu treatment courses for personal use. Tamiflu is generally considered to be the best bird flu vaccine available and has been given the thumbs up by the World Health Organisation which means that its sales have rocketed easily outstripping demand and putting its manufacturer Roche in a position where it has had to out licence the production of the drug to try to catch up with demand.
Tamiflu is complicated to make as its active ingredient is made from shikmik acids that is found only in afew places such as in the flower of the star anise plant. Tamiflu is effective for bird flu patients if it is taken soon after the symptoms of bird flu develop. Ukmedix sells Tamiflu which is a prescription drug from its website.


