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Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) is an anti viral oral therapy treatment for the influenza virus. While the best method of defense from the flu is by receiving a flu-shot, these vaccinations only protect you against certain strains of influenza. Tamiflu can be taken both as a preventative measure—even if you have had a flu-shot—or as a method of treatment once you have contracted the flu. During the clinical trials Tamiflu showed incredible success at reducing the duration and the severity of the symptoms associated with the flu. Adults showed a 30% reduction in the duration of the virus and children showed a 26% decrease in the duration of virus in their system. Currently Tamiflu is the most widely prescribed drug used to treat the flu.
The influenza virus has certain proteins that live on the cells called neuraminidase, which allow for the virus to be able to penetrate the cell wall and move on to infect other cells as it multiplies in the system. Tamiflu inhibits this neuraminidase protein, not allowing the flu virus to break through the cell, ultimately dying and remaining confined to the already infected cells. Tamiflu has even shown signs of the same effectiveness when being used to treat patients suffering from the Avian Flu strain HN51. WHO (World Health Organization) experts have reported that in cases where patients who contracted the HN51 virus did not take Tamiflu, they died 90% of time, whereas the fatality rate was limited to 50% with patients who did take Tamiflu to treat their symptoms. Currently Tamiflu is the only flu drug that is endorsed by the WHO in case of a pandemic outbreak of the Avian Flu strain.
Millions of people contract the flu virus every year, but there are ways that you can prevent yourself from contracting the flu virus. Here are some simple tips that may help prevent the contraction of influenza.
While the side effects from taking Tamiflu are uncommon there are some side effects that can occur when taking this drug. Always consult with your doctor and make sure to tell them about any and ALL drugs that you are currently taking—even if they are over-the-counter drugs.
While there are not many known interactions when taking Tamiflu, always consult with your physician and make sure they know about every drug you are currently taking even if they are herbal remedies, topical ointments, vitamins, or any over-the-counter drug to avoid any serious drug interactions. Also be sure to let your doctor know if you have any drug allergies or if you may be allergic to any of the ingredients in Tamiflu.
While Tamiflu will work wonderfully for most people and with little to no complications, there are some people who may not be able to take Tamiflu. Always consult with your doctor to make sure this is the right flu drug for you. Those who may not be able to take Tamiflu include:
The HN51 strain of Avian Influenza was first reported in humans in 2007, in Hong Kong. Prior to this time the virus was known to only infect birds, mostly lying dormant in their intestines, and sometimes surfacing and causing illness and even death when it did. During the outbreak in Hong Kong in 97’ was the first time that there were ever documented reports of an infection from a bird containing the virus being communicated to a human being. Eighteen persons became infected with the Avian Flu during this outbreak of which 6 later died from the infection. China ended up killing over a million chickens in order to successfully contain the virus, which can be communicated through infected bird feces and poultry. To-date there has been numerous other reports of infection including in Europe, Asia and even in the U.S. and Canada.
