NEW: Quick Facts for the Public on Antiviral Treatments for 2009 H1N1

Published Nov. 23, 2009 at 2:56 p.m.

What you should know about the use of Tamiflu, questions to ask your doctor, and knowing what treatment is right for you ...

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NEW: Caregiver Instruction Sheet: Opening and Mixing Tamiflu® Capsules with Liquids if Child Cannot Swallow Capsules

Published Dec. 1, 2009 at 5:03 p.m.

This document provides instructions for caregivers on how to open and mix Tamiflu® capsules with a thick sweetened liquid for children who cannot swallow capsules ...

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Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Cluster Reported

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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 2:47 p.m.
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Cases of 4 N.C. Patients Show Swine Flu Virus May be Mutating ...

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'Drug resistant' swine flu probed

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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 9:49 a.m.

Health officials in Cardiff investigate the possible person-to-person spread of a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu ...

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Questions and Answers: Opening and Mixing Tamiflu Capsules with Liquids if Child Cannot Swallow Capsules

Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.

This document contains questions and answers about how to open and mix Tamiflu capsules if a child cannot swallow capsules. Tamiflu capsules may be opened and mixed with sweetened liquids, such as regular or sugar-free chocolate syrup and given that way ...

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Mixing Tamiflu Capsules with Liquids for children who cannot swallow capsules

Published Oct. 20, 2009 at 5:31 p.m.

Questions and answers for parents and caregivers of children prescribed Tamiflu 30mg or 45 mg capsules when child cannot swallow capsules ... Instructions on how to mix capsule contents with sweetened liquids, suggestions for which sweetened liquids to use ...

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Quicklinks for information regarding Peramivir IV and to

Published Nov. 2, 2009 at 4:05 p.m.

FDA's Guidance to Pharmacies on Advance Compounding of Tamiflu Oral Suspension to Provide for Multiple Prescriptions ...

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Update: Translations for Emergency Use Authorization of Tamiflu (oseltamivir)

Published Sept. 25, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.

Arabic, French, and Russian translations added for Fact sheet for patients and parents ...

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UPDATE Translations for Emergency Use Authorization of Tamiflu (oseltamivir)

Published Sept. 25, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.

Arabic, French, and Russian translations added for Fact sheet for patients and parents ...

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Overuse of antivirals could make H1N1 pandemic even worse

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Published Aug. 24, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Tamiflu and Relenza are key to fighting the flu virus. But medical authorities warn: Use only when needed, and use them correctly ... Indiscriminate use of antiviral medications to prevent and treat influenza could ease the way for drug-resistant strains of the novel H1N1 virus, or swine flu, to emerge, public health officials warn -- making the fight against a pandemic that much harder ...

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   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in humans the symptoms of H1N1 swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. The 2009 outbreak has shown an increased percentage of patients reporting diarrhea and vomiting.

   Recommendations to prevent the spread of the virus among humans include using standard infection control against influenza. This includes frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in public.