The millions invested by Malta in stockpiling antiviral drugs Tamiflu and Relenza to tame influenza outbreaks is money “down the drain”, according to the most comprehensive review of the two drugs.

The study, conducted by the influential Cochrane Collaboration and published in the British Medical Journal, found that the drugs are no more effective than paracetamol in relieving flu symptoms.

Companies behind the drugs held back information that would have shown the drugs were ineffective, the researchers say.

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