Uses of Tamiflu 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 drugs 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. |
