With hundreds of trials done in each medical area, the results can be confusing or even contradictory. What can be done? Enter the Cochrane review.
One evening in 2009, a patient walked into a pharmacy with a prescription, demanding a drug called Tamiflu. “Everyone I know who has the flu is taking it,” she added. Tamiflu, also known by its generic name, Oseltamivir, was the then-answer to the H1N1 flu pandemic. The drug, a neuraminidase inhibitor, was recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the treatment and prevention of influenza – based on a Cochrane Review.
So what is a Cochrane review?
