What is Tamiflu?
This medicine contains as active ingredient oxeltamivir phosphate used in the treatment of symptoms of influenza (flu).
Tamiflu is one of the classes of antiviral drugs called neuraminidase inhibitors.
This medicine speeds recovery from the flu. When started during the first 2 days of the illness, it hastens improvement by at least a day.
It also can prevent the flu of treatment is started within 2 days after exposure to a flu victim.
As the flu virus takes hold in the body, it forms new copies of itself and spreads form cell to cell.
Neuraminidase inhibitors fight the virus by preventing the release of new copies from infected cells
Tamiflu is taken in liquid or capsule form.
Tamiflu can prevent the flu as long as continue taking this medication but getting a yearly flu shot is still the best way of avoiding the disease entirely.
For older adult, those in high risk situations such as health-care work, and people with an immune deficiency or respiratory disease, vaccination remains a must.
To provide any benefit, Tamiflu must be started within two days of the onset of symptoms or exposure to the flu.
If have the flu, continue taking it twice daily for 5 days, even of started to feel better.
To prevent the flu take it once a day for at least 7 days. Protection lasts as the medicine taken.
Unless otherwise directed by doctor or pharmacist, take this medication as directed. Do not take more of them and do not take them more often then recommended on the label.
What is Tamiflu?
This medicine contains as active ingredient oxeltamivir phosphate used in the treatment of symptoms of influenza (flu).
Tamiflu is one of the classes of antiviral drugs called neuraminidase inhibitors.
This medicine speeds recovery from the flu. When started during the first 2 days of the illness, it hastens improvement by at least a day.
It also can prevent the flu of treatment is started within 2 days after exposure to a flu victim.
As the flu virus takes hold in the body, it forms new copies of itself and spreads form cell to cell.
Neuraminidase inhibitors fight the virus by preventing the release of new copies from infected cells
Tamiflu is taken in liquid or capsule form.
Tamiflu can prevent the flu as long as continue taking this medication but getting a yearly flu shot is still the best way of avoiding the disease entirely.
For older adult, those in high risk situations such as health-care work, and people with an immune deficiency or respiratory disease, vaccination remains a must.
To provide any benefit, Tamiflu must be started within two days of the onset of symptoms or exposure to the flu.
If have the flu, continue taking it twice daily for 5 days, even of started to feel better.
To prevent the flu take it once a day for at least 7 days. Protection lasts as the medicine taken.
Unless otherwise directed by doctor or pharmacist, take this medication as directed. Do not take more of them and do not take them more often then recommended on the label.
What is Tamiflu?
