It’s 8 in the morning. Your kid complains of headache, fatigue, body pain and fever. “No more excuses, honey! Pack your bags and go to school”. “It’s the usual school-fever”, you thought. Wrong! Your child has just developed the symptoms of influenza – or flu.
Remember – you have 48 hours to prevent the flu virus from spreading to other parts of your loved one’s body. This is a crucial period to get your kid medically examined for flu. Ask your doctor about the suitability of Tamiflu for your child.
Roche Laboratories, Inc. might just have provided you with possibly the best treatment option for flu virus. Their brand drug Tamiflu (generic name, oseltamivir) is a proven drug for flu treatment. A word of caution – Buy Tamiflu only after consulting your doctor since Tamiflu is a prescription drug and not to be taken OTC. Many websites offer Tamiflu online but it is not advisable to purchase it before proper medical approval.
The clinical trials have proved that the influenza patients taking Tamiflu feel 30% better than those not taking Tamiflu. The efficacy of the drug can be measured from the fact that it is prescribed from an infant as young as 1 year old to adult of any age.
Tamiflu has just got better! Recently Tamiflu has been proved to be the most effective drug for human consumption against the avian influenza that has afflicted a number of countries in south Asia.
Working of Tamiflu
Tamiflu belongs to a group of medicines called neuraminidase inhibitors. Their main task is to attack the flu virus and prevent it from spreading to other parts of the body. For it’s effective functioning it becomes imperative that patient is administered Tamiflu within 48 hours of the occurrence flu symptoms.
A Safe Drug
Tamiflu is a relatively safe drug with minimal chance of drug interactions. But inform your doctor about your drug allergies and other drugs you might be taking. Pregnant women or women planning to become pregnant must inform these facts to their doctor as Tamiflu’s effects on unborn children are not known.
Tamiflu has minimum side effects but taking it with a light snack, milk or meal can minimize them.
Finally, Tamiflu is not a substitute for the flu shot. You must take the immunization program prescribed by your doctor. In the meantime, Tamiflu is your best bet against influenza.
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Tamiflu - What Is It Used For And How Should I Use My Tamiflu Prescription?
An antiviral prescription drug; this is what Tamiflu is popularly known as. Tamiflu is a drug that has been in the market for quite some time. It has gained popularity with the advent of bird flu. Though Tamiflu has been used for quite some time for treatment of flu like symptoms it was with its effect against bird flu that Tamiflu came in to the lime light. If the symptoms that one has experienced for flu is within a span of two days then Tamiflu is the recommended medication. The symptoms that one may experience may range from; let us say it starts off with a sore throat, this is followed up by muscular pain / body pain and a headache. There is an obvious rise in body temperature. One may also experience giddiness, nausea, and a vomiting sensation.
Treatment by this drug is carried out as the drug attacks the virus in the body and stops it from spreading. The drug attacks the influenza virus (the main agent of flu) and prevents it from spreading.
One may also take this drug if one is likely to be exposed to the patients who are suffering from these viral attacks. This can be taken by adults and children who are above the age group of thirteen as a preventive measure. For children below the age group of thirteen, this drug is given only in case the child is affected by flu or the influenza virus. In case of an outbreak of viral flu influenza in your community then you are required to take this medication as a preventive measure.
This medication comes in a pack of tens, twenties and thirties. I will be discussing how to use the tablets.
How to use the tablets
The tablets are oral consumption pills, means that the tablets are to be taken by mouth with the help of a glass of water or a glass of milk. Having the medication with a glass of milk reduces the chances of you suffering from a stomach upset. Similarly you can have this medication with your food. This also brings down your chances for suffering from a stomach upset.
You are supposed to take these tablets as soon as you know you have developed the symptoms. The recommended duration for this is, within a time span of forty eight hours of your exposure to the flu victim or within forty eight hours of your developing the symptoms of the flu.
The drug’s main content is the compound Oseltamivir. So if you have come down with the flu influenza, take the medicine Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) for a period of five days. This should be taken two times a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. As I have told you earlier, you should take it with your food to reduce your chances of suffering from a stomach upset. After two days of consumption of the medication, you may find yourself relived from the symptoms of the flu, but then do not discontinue to take the medicine, as this is only an outward relief, the virus is still active in your body. So you should complete the full dosage as prescribed to you. Or if you are not following a prescription guide, then you should take the medicine for a full duration of five days that is a complete course of ten tablets.
If you are taking the medicine as a preventive measure then you should take the medicine for a period of seven days. The seven days period will be prescribed with one tablet daily either in the morning or in the evening. Follow the advice of your doctor for this routine. As a warning, let me tell you again that you should not stop this medication in between, or follow an irregular routine. Following an irregular routine like taking the tablet in the morning for the first day and on the second day you take it in the evening will cause a variation in the level of the medication in the body. You are required to keep the medicine level in the body at a constant level. This means that if you have taken the medicine today in the morning, the next day also you should have your medicine at the same time and follow it up continuously.
Stopping the medicine too early can cause the symptoms to reappear in your body. In case you find no improvement in the condition of the symptoms then consult your doctor immediately.
Learn more about the human and bird flu viruses, and how Tamiflu can protect you and your family from death when the pandemic begins to spread exponentially across the globe. This free discussion forum also offers information on the flu viruses, symptoms, and how to prepare for the threat of a flu pandemic.
Treatment by this drug is carried out as the drug attacks the virus in the body and stops it from spreading. The drug attacks the influenza virus (the main agent of flu) and prevents it from spreading.
One may also take this drug if one is likely to be exposed to the patients who are suffering from these viral attacks. This can be taken by adults and children who are above the age group of thirteen as a preventive measure. For children below the age group of thirteen, this drug is given only in case the child is affected by flu or the influenza virus. In case of an outbreak of viral flu influenza in your community then you are required to take this medication as a preventive measure.
This medication comes in a pack of tens, twenties and thirties. I will be discussing how to use the tablets.
How to use the tablets
The tablets are oral consumption pills, means that the tablets are to be taken by mouth with the help of a glass of water or a glass of milk. Having the medication with a glass of milk reduces the chances of you suffering from a stomach upset. Similarly you can have this medication with your food. This also brings down your chances for suffering from a stomach upset.
You are supposed to take these tablets as soon as you know you have developed the symptoms. The recommended duration for this is, within a time span of forty eight hours of your exposure to the flu victim or within forty eight hours of your developing the symptoms of the flu.
The drug’s main content is the compound Oseltamivir. So if you have come down with the flu influenza, take the medicine Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) for a period of five days. This should be taken two times a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. As I have told you earlier, you should take it with your food to reduce your chances of suffering from a stomach upset. After two days of consumption of the medication, you may find yourself relived from the symptoms of the flu, but then do not discontinue to take the medicine, as this is only an outward relief, the virus is still active in your body. So you should complete the full dosage as prescribed to you. Or if you are not following a prescription guide, then you should take the medicine for a full duration of five days that is a complete course of ten tablets.
If you are taking the medicine as a preventive measure then you should take the medicine for a period of seven days. The seven days period will be prescribed with one tablet daily either in the morning or in the evening. Follow the advice of your doctor for this routine. As a warning, let me tell you again that you should not stop this medication in between, or follow an irregular routine. Following an irregular routine like taking the tablet in the morning for the first day and on the second day you take it in the evening will cause a variation in the level of the medication in the body. You are required to keep the medicine level in the body at a constant level. This means that if you have taken the medicine today in the morning, the next day also you should have your medicine at the same time and follow it up continuously.
Stopping the medicine too early can cause the symptoms to reappear in your body. In case you find no improvement in the condition of the symptoms then consult your doctor immediately.
Learn more about the human and bird flu viruses, and how Tamiflu can protect you and your family from death when the pandemic begins to spread exponentially across the globe. This free discussion forum also offers information on the flu viruses, symptoms, and how to prepare for the threat of a flu pandemic.
Tamiflu Side Effects
To talk to you about the side effects of Tamiflu, I should be telling you what Tamiflu is. Tamiflu is an anti viral drug. This drug is taken to reduce the chances of symptoms appearing in human beings. The next question comes as to what is this anti viral drug used against. This anti viral drug is used to fight off the effects of bird flu attack in human beings.
Flu, as you know is a common problem faced by human beings when they are exposed to extreme conditions or when the antibody is fighting a viral infection within the body. The result is a flu which is displayed as a raise in temperature of the body. The symptom starts off with a sore throat more often than not. One may experience cough, with aching of the muscles, headache and a loss of appetite.
Any flu when left untreated, without proper rest and medication will lead to pneumonia. If the affected person is treated with proper care and given proper rest, then the flu may disappear. If not, this will lead to pneumonia. Pneumonia will result in death in a short time span of two days or so if again left untreated. Proper dosages of the drug are to be given to the patient suffering from flu and if it is bird flu then serious attention is to be given.
Side effects:
The drug Tamiflu is to be given in proper dosages as prescribed by your doctor. Exceeding the dosage limits for any drug will lead to serious side effects. As with any drug, Tamiflu will affect you in any of the following ways. You may experience a serious allergic reaction. The allergic reaction may be a difficulty in breathing. This will be caused by either a swelling of your tongue, lips or you may experience a construction of the throat. You may also have a swelling of your face. In any of these allergic reactions you should discontinue your medication and consult your doctor about it. In the case of the allergic reaction do not wait for the swelling to subside but go to the nearest emergency room.
Other than this you may experience less serious side effects. They may range from, you having a feeling of dizziness, nausea, vomiting. You may have a serious case of diarrhea, experience abdominal pains, or abdominal cramps. Some of you may experience a feeling of sleeplessness (insomnia). Fatigue, cough and other respiratory symptoms are also some side effects the one may experience. In these cases, you should not discontinue taking the medication, but the same time you should talk to your doctor about it.
The side effects of Tamiflu, when you are taking other medication are almost none. Though so far no clinical tests have proved that Tamiflu reacts with other medication it would be a good idea to tell your doctor that you are taking other medication when you are being prescribed Tamiflu.
If you are studying into the side effects of Tamiflu then you should know that Tamiflu is only a brand name. The main ingredient of Tamiflu is Oseltamivir. It (Tamiflu) when taken with medication to treat problem relating to the kidneys may throw up a different side effect. This may be dizziness or over drowsiness. Side effects of Tamiflu may be prominent if you are in the habit of consuming alcoholic beverages.
Let not Tamiflu stop you from taking your regular influenza vaccination, as no side effects of Tamiflu have been observed along with it. For a complete list of side effects it would be better to have a discussion with your health care provider.
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