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Brand Name : Tamiflu
Generic Name : Oseltamivir Phosphate

Overview (Source: MedicineNet)
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Side Effects (Source: RXList)
Treatment Studies in Adult Patients A total of 1171 patients who participated in adult phase III controlled clinical trials for the treatment of influenza were treated with TAMIFLU. The most frequently reported adverse events in these studies were nausea and vomiting. These events were generally of mild to moderate degree and usually occurred on the first 2 days of administration. Less than 1% of subjects discontinued prematurely from clinical trials due to nausea and vomiting. Adverse events that occurred with an incidence of ≥ 1% in 1440 patients taking placebo or TAMIFLU 75 mg twice daily in adult phase III treatment studies are shown in Table 3. This summary includes 945 healthy young adults and 495 "at risk" patients (elderly patients and patients with chronic cardiac or respiratory disease). Those events reported numerically more frequently in patients taking TAMIFLU compared with placebo were nausea, vomiting, bronchitis , insomnia , and vertigo . Prophylaxis Studies in Adult Patients A total of 4187 subjects (adolescents, healthy adults and elderly) participated in phase III prophylaxis studies, of whom 1790 received the recommended dose of 75 mg once daily for up to 6 weeks. Adverse events were qualitatively very similar to those seen in the treatment studies, despite a longer duration of dosing (see Table 3 ). Events reported more frequently in subjects receiving TAMIFLU compared to subjects receiving placebo in prophylaxis studies, and more commonly than in treatme ...
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News on tamiflu
Flu from animals an ongoing threat - reports (ReutersHealth)
EU agency calls for extended Tamiflu shelf life (ReutersHealth)
United States has 896 cases of new flu, CDC says (ReutersHealth)
Flu would have bigger impact on Africa: WHO (ReutersHealth)
Flu virus kills Texan, European cases rise (ReutersHealth)
WHO sending Tamiflu stocks to 72 countries for flu (ReutersHealth)
Hungarian firm says may have flu vaccine by autumn (ReutersHealth)
Flu experts to confer as WHO tally hits 1,124 (ReutersHealth)
WHO says HIV patients at higher risk from flu (ReutersHealth)
Roche deploys rapid response stockpile of Tamiflu (ReutersHealth)

Further Reading on tamiflu
  • Stronger Psychiatric Warning on Tamiflu ( WebMD )
    The flu drug Tamiflu now has a stronger warning about rare reports of delirium and abnormal behavior leading to self-injury, and, in some cases, death.
  • Some Flu Cases Resist Flu Drug Tamiflu ( WebMD )
    The World Health Organization notes cases of a flu virus , mainly in Norway , that resists the flu ...note cases, mainly in Norway, of a flu virus that resists the flu drug Tamiflu . Keep these three...
  • Flu Treatment With Antiviral Medicines ( WebMD )
    Learn all about flu treatment with antiviral drugs that may ease flu symptoms...most effective way to prevent the flu. The CDC recommends the antiviral drugs Relenza and Tamiflu . Tamiflu , which is a...
  • Should I take antiviral medicine for the flu? ( WebMD )
    Doctors can prescribe antiviral medicines that can help prevent the flu or help you fight it off after you have it . Consider the ...inhibitors, which include oseltamivir ( Tamiflu ) and zanamivir...
  • CDC Warns of Drug-Resistant Flu Bug ( WebMD )
    A flu bug now spreading in the U.S. is resistant to Tamiflu . The good news: Other flu drugs still work -- and the flu vaccine...spreading in the U.S. is resistant to the flu drug Tamiflu , the CDC...


  • Most Flu Bugs Don't Match Flu Vaccine ( WebMD )
    As the U . S . flu season soars , the CDC says this year ' s flu vaccine doesn ' t match 2 of the 3 main ...against which the flu vaccine remains fully effective -- have developed Tamiflu resistance. There's...
  • Oseltamivir or zanamivir ( WebMD )
    Drug details for Oseltamivir or zanamivir for influenza (flu)...oseltamivir phosphate Tamiflu zanamivir Relenza Oseltamivir is taken as a pill twice each day for 5 days. Zanamivir is inhaled through a...
  • How To Treat The Flu ( WebMD )
    There are many over-the-counter remedies for the flu, both conventional and alternative...A and B, there is zanamivir (with brand name Relenza) and oseltamivir (also know as Tamiflu ). All of these drugs...
  • Flu and Chronic Medical Conditions ( WebMD )
    Find out why the flu can be especially dangerous for people with chronic health conditions like ...its spread. Recommended antiviral drugs include: Relenza (zanamivir) Tamiflu (oseltamivir) People who...
  • Dr. Smith's Swine Flu Q&A ( WebMD )
    ...but after 7 days, if you're still not sick, then you have nothing to worry about. Anonymous said... I'm worried since my Tamiflu packet is 5 years old and we can't get any here so the local...



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