Swine Flu and Avian Flu Treatment
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Swine Flu, Avian Flu and the Anti Viral Drug Treatment Tamiflu
Pandemic Flu, such as Swine Flu and Avian Flu, is Flu that spreads rapidly causing widespread epidemics around the world. Pandemic flu occurs whe,n a new, highly infectious and dangerous strain of the influenza virus appears. In contrast to the 'ordinary' or 'seasonal', flu outbreaks which we see every winter in the UK, flu pandemics occur infrequently- usually every few decades. There were three last century. Themost serious was in 1918, killing millions of people worldwide. Smaller pandemics happened in 1957 and 1968.
There remains a possibility that Avian Flu could mutate into a Pandemic Flu although the likelihood of this is unknown.
Many individuals and businesses have decided to prepare for a worst case scenario by putting in place a plan to help protect their families and staff in a worst case event.
The Government has put in place a plan to distribute antiviral drugs to 50% of the population in the event of an outbreak of Pandemic Flu. However it is not yet clear how these antivirals will be distributed and to whom.
If an outbreak of Pandemic Flu were to reach the UK it is estimated that it would take between 4-6 months before an effective vaccine could be developed.
The best known anti viral drug at present is a prescription only drug manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals called Tamiflu®.
Private General Practice Services has met with Roche to discuss an appropriate programme for the distribution and effective use of Tamiflu®, and is an authorised supplier of Tamiflu®.
Private General Practice Services will only distribute Tamiflu® to those individuals and businesses which agree to abide by the guidelines for distribution and effective use of Tamiflu®.
If you are interested in knowing more about our programme for the distribution and effective use of Tamiflu® please ring Private General Practice Services on 0116 270 0373, or email info@privategp.com. Further information on the costs of Tamiflu® are also available by clicking on the following link:
Further Useful Information:
Q&A on Pandemic Flu are available from the Department of Health website at:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/PandemicFlu/FAQonly/DH_065088
More information on Tamiflu is available from the Roche Pharmaceuticals website at:
http://www.roche.com/med_mbtamiflu05e.pdf
The Department of Health / Cabinet office document on Pandemic Flu entitled 'A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic' can be found at:
Anti Viral treatment against Pandemic Flu
Gold Service
- Provision of 4 boxes of Tamiflu®.
- Registration of patient by e-mail and telephone.
- Consultation with nurse over telephone regarding Tamiflu®.
- Tamiflu® sent by registered mail to patient with full copies of instructions regarding use.
A telephone call from Dr Piper's Practice will take place to discuss processes and procedures etc. We will then write to all recipients instructing them to read through the Tamiflu® instructions and use as appropriate (either for short-term prevention ie a 10-day course, a six week prevention for key senior personnel and possibly treatment if a person has symptoms).
For those key personnel requiring a six-week course of treatment.the cost is £300 per head for 4 boxes each.
Silver Service
As above but only one box of Tamiflu® for treatment or prevention
Cost is £75 per box.
Bronze Service
As above but issue of drugs is reserved until there is an outbreak of Tamiflu® and meantime boxes of Tamiflu® are stored either at PGPS or our nominated storage company.
Cost of Tamiflu® to purchase is £75 per head (per box) plus storage costs. At the time of a pandemic, PGPS will organise a nurse to contact a key person in the company, register the employees, and organise distribution of the medications.
Children's Service (Between 1 year and 13yrs old)
Children between the age of 1 year and 13 years old are prescribed 75mg capsules with instructions as to how to administer these in the correct dosage to children.
All patients and parents receive a consultation to prior to medication being prescribed.
If you have a query or would like to email us please go to our contact us page.
If you would like to book an appointment please call us on 0116 2700373 or email info@privategp.com.
Occupational Health
Private General Practice Services provides a bespoke service to a diverse range of companies both local and international, both on and off site. Our comprehensive service provides as little or as much as a company needs, depending on budget and healthcare needs.
We provide sickness absence medicals, health checks, pre-employmeny medicals, questionnaires for health surveillance, annual flu vaccinations, overseas medicals, offshore medicals plus a wide range of medical tests. We also offer health and safety information, lectures and presentations on site.
Further Information
Latest News
New Consultants
Aug 13, 2010
We are delighted to announce that the following are now able to consult at Private General Practice Services in Leicester:
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Dr Anshuman Pant (Psychiatry)
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Dr Sanjiv Nichani (Paediatrics)
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Dr Ahmed Vanker (Psychology)
New Nutritionist
Mar 15, 2010
Our new in house Nutritionist, Lindsay Kubicki, will be joining the practice on 30th March. Lindsay is highly qualified and experienced. Lindsay has a degree in Nutritional Medicine, She is an active member of her professional body, the British Association for Applied Nutrition & Nutritional Therapy (BANT), and serves on the Committee on Continuing Professional Development. She is particularly interested in research developments in functional medicine and preventive nutrition.