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Strict action will be taken if we realise that there was a delay in treatment and the patient died after being transferred to an NMC hospital. If all the doctors are instructed to start Tamiflu course, there will be problems of the availability of the drug. We can also file offences against them”Gaikwad further added, “We are giving training to the practitioners on what line of treatment they should follow at the initial stage. Very few pharmacists keep these tablets as they have to maintain a complete record of their purchase, stock and sale,” said Palod. There are also chances of patients and their relatives complaining that Tamiflu has been started without diagnosing H1N1..