11.13.2006

TamiFlu Has a Boo-Boo That Makes You Loo-Loo?

Donald Rumsfeld is the "gift" that keeps on "giving". Rumsfeld, as you may or may not recall, happened to ink a deal that gives him money on every prescription of TamiFlu sold in the U.S, which has been wonderful for Rummy since everyone who is terrified with the idea of the bird flu-pandemic-to-be has been ordering the stuff in massive doses regardless of the teeny weeny inconsequential fact that there is no way to tell if the prescription-only medicine would do one bit of good should the bird flu boo-boo strike.

And now it turns out that experts are cautioning that anyone who takes TamiFlu should be monitored carefully since it can make patients behave in bizarre ways.

Hey, I won't even bother to suggest that perhaps Rumsfeld has been sampling his own medication.

Charming. Just charming.