Tamiflu (Oseltamivir)

Tamiflu (Oseltamivir)

Tamiflu is used for the treatment of uncomplicated acute illness due to influenza infection.

You may take Tamiflu ( Oseltamivir ) with or without food. However, when taken with food, your tolerability to Tamiflu may be enhanced. The recommended oral dose of Tamiflu is 75 mg twice daily for 5 days. You should begin treatment within 2 days of onset of symptoms of influenza.

Tamiflu is not a substitute for a flu vaccination. You should continue receiving an annual flu vaccination. It is not known whether this medicine is excreted in human milk. You should therefore, use this drug only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the breast-fed infant.

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