The New Zealand government
reportedly threw out nearly 1.5m
doses of expired antiviral Tamiflu.
Fifty five thousand doses of
the national stockpile were used
during the 2009 H1N1 or swine flu
occurrences, leaving nearly 1.5m to
expire, which were being replaced,
Stuff.co.nz reported.
The publication reported that
the government had an agreement
with Roche where expired
Tamiflu could be returned and
replacements bought for half the
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MONTU Group, its subsidiary Alternaleaf Pty Ltd, and their common director Christopher Strauch are facing legal action by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in the Federal Court of Australia for alleged unlawful advertising on the effectiveness of their medicinal cannabis products.
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