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What You Should Know About Tamiflu

Knowledge of Health, Flu-blog update October 8, 2005- What do Cabbage Patch Dolls and Nintendo games have to do with Tamiflu, the only flu medication believed to be appropriate against the dreaded H5N1 influenza virus? The upcoming flu season is earmarked by the shortage of vaccines and medicines. Skilled marketers know that imagined or real shortages of products are often created to boost consumer demand. These shortages are usually created around the Christmas buying season.

A government website says: “Ironically, although there have been three vaccine shortages since 2000 and supplies are strained again this year, in most years manufacturers throw away millions of unused flu shots.”

According to a report in the Wisconsin State Journal: “The nation’s private flu vaccine industry continues to be vulnerable to the whims of the public. If companies make too much vaccine, they lose money. If they don’t make enough, people protest. Yet many people refuse to get shots unless flu hits hard - when it may be too late to develop protection,” says Dennis Maki, an infectious disease specialist at University of Wisconsin- Madison.
“The minute you announce there is a shortage of vaccine, everybody wants it,” Maki said. “Once you say you’ve got plenty of vaccine, it’s, ‘Ho hum, we don’t want it.’” [Wisconsin State Journal Oct. 4, 2005]
The marketers of Tamiflu are no less cunning that those who market Christmas dolls or Nintendo games. The shortage of vaccines and medicines has been well orchestrated between public health officials and the pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Many Americans are coaxing prescriptions for Tamiflu out of their doctors, and then buying it from Canadian sources on the internet. It’s about $6.00 per pill from some sources, and according to Roche, the distributor of Tamiflu, it needs to be taken for a minimum of 7-10 days for prevention, and possibly 6 weeks as the season flu season begins to report actual cases. The suggested dose for adults is 2 (75 milligram) pills per day, or from $84 to $540 for a course of prevention. Dosing for children is 1 pill per day. Tamiflu is not suggested for infants under 1-year of age, nor for pregnant females (associated with loss of pregnancy). Nausea, diarrhea and vomiting are the most common side effects.

Tamiflu does not prevent the individual from being infected by the virus. It works by preventing replication of the virus from already infected cells. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is used to treat some types of influenza (flu) in patients who have had symptoms of the flu for 2 days or less. Tamiflu also helps shorten the time you have flu symptoms such as nasal congestion, sore throat, cough, muscle aches, tiredness, headache, fever, and chills.

In one study, 5.3% of Tamiflu patients became infected with influenza versus 36% who did not take the drug. So it is not a fool proof medicine. Individuals need to boost their innate immune system with dietary supplements such as vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, vitamin D, and preventive herbal products like elderberry, quercetin and garlic. Tamiflu pills have a very bitter taste and this may need to be masked after taking the pills with chewing gum or mints. Tamiflu needs to be stored at room temperature between 59 to 77 degrees F (15-25 degrees C) to avoid spoilage. If it is shipped to your destination, high temperature may render it useless.

If the U.S. population of 295 million people is exposed to the H5N1 flu strain, one disease model called for 33% who would be infected (97.3 million) and an influenza death rate of 0.58% (5.6 million deaths).

Tamiflu Oral Precautions
Before taking oseltamivir, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies.Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: kidney disease.This drug may make you dizzy; use caution engaging in activities requiring alertness such as driving or using machinery. Limit alcoholic beverages.This medication should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. It is not known if this drug passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

Tamiflu Oral Interactions
Your healthcare professionals (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first. Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use especially of: clopidogrel. Tell your doctor if you have received flu vaccine in the nose within 2 weeks before treatment with this medication. This medication may lower your protection from flu vaccine given in the nose. Wait at least 2 days after ending treatment with this medication before receiving flu vaccine given in the nose.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist

Tamiflu Oral Overdose
If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US national poison hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canadian residents should call their local poison control center directly. NOTES:
Do not share this medication with others. This medication is not a substitute for the flu vaccine. Consult your doctor about the risks and important benefits of receiving a yearly flu shot to lower your chances of getting the flu.

MISSED DOSE:
If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember. If it is within 2 hours of your next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.

STORAGE:
Store at room temperature (77 degrees F or 25 degrees C) away from light and moisture. Brief storage between 59-86 degrees F (15-30 degrees C) is permitted. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medicines away from children and pets. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company for more details about how to safely discard your product.