Tamiflu Approved for Flu Prevention in Children Under 12

FDA recently approved the use of Tamiflu for preventing influenza in children 1 to 12 years old. Tamiflu was already approved as a preventive agent in patients 13 and older, and it is approved for treating the flu in patients older than 1 year.

The approval was based on a study of the spread of flu in households. When someone in the household was diagnosed with seasonal flu, other family members received either Tamiflu once a day for 10 days or no Tamiflu at all unless they became ill. Three percent of the children receiving Tamiflu prophylactically developed fever and other symptoms confirmed to be flu. That compared with 17 percent in the group receiving no preventative treatment. The benefit in children is similar to that seen in older individuals.

Side effects from Tamiflu taken prophylactically were similar to those in patients taking the drug therapeutically. In rare cases, anaphylaxis and serious skin reactions have occurred, so patients should be instructed to discontinue the drug if they develop an allergic reaction or severe rash.

Patients should also understand that Tamiflu is not a substitute for the flu vaccine, and that they should continue to receive annual vaccinations according to immunization guidelines.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Tamiflu
• Children
• Under
• 12
• Flu
• Approved
• FDA
• Influenza

[britisharmybethebest]

It wasn't tamiflu being called a vaccine, as it is a H1N1 strain it was initially believed that ordinary flu vaccine would offer some protection although it is now been acknowleged that conventional vaccine offer very limited protection.

A vaccine is not a treatment anyway it only works if you get the vaccine before being exposed to the virus, vaccine stimulate immune systems but have no dangerous effects so that if the real virus infects some their stronger second response will kill the virus.

[britisharmybethebest]

Your naturals will only strengthen natural immune system but this is a new virus so we have limited natural immunity. Plus it appears that stronger immune systems have a higher chance of death from swine flu as stronger immune systems will attack healthy tissue too much in an attempt to prevent a disease taking over. plus tamiflu is not a vaccine but a anti-viral. It doesn't stop someone getting flu but allows them to fight it off. plus it is proven to work so personally i dont care about shares