text: Tamiflu teen hit by killer blisters - Mirror Online
  Tamiflu teen hit by killer blisters
  A girl who suffered a severe allergic reaction after taking swine flu treatment Tamiflu never had the virus, tests revealed.
  Samantha Millard, 19, took the tablets after calling the NHS swine flu helpline. But within hours her body was covered in blisters and 72 hours later she was on lifesupport.
  She then spent a month in hospital with life-threatening Stevens-Johnson syndrome, which causes terrible lesions. It turned into another potentially fatal condition which makes skin peel and damaged her sight. Sam, of Bicester, Oxon, could take two years to recover. She said: "It's hard. I sit in my bedroom with curtains closed."
  Her mum Debbie Van Horenbeeck is seeking legal advice. Debbie, 42, said: "They disabled my daughter from that helpline. They did not inform her of anything that could go wrong." Tamiflu maker Roche said Sam's case would be "closely investigated". The Department of Health added: "Serious reactions to Tamiflu are extremely rare."