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Antiviral Drugs for Seasonal Flu: Additional Links and Resources
Links
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website, antiviral drugs for influenza pages:
- Oseltamivir (brand name Tamiflu ®) is approved to both treat and prevent flu in people one year of age and older.
- Zanamivir (brand name Relenza ®) is approved to treat flu in people 7 years and older and to prevent flu in people 5 years and older.
- Amantadine (Symmetrel®, generic) is approved to treat and prevent only influenza A viruses in people older than 1 year.
- Rimantadine (Flumadine®, generic) is approved to prevent only influenza A virus infection among people older than 1 year. It is approved to treat only influenza A virus infections in people 13 and older.
Information
- Information for Healthcare Providers
- Prevention & Control of Influenza - Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR 2007 Jul 13;56(RR06):1-54. (Also available as PDF, 720K)
- Prevention & Control of Influenza – Recemmendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) 2005 MMWR 2005 Jul 29; 54(RR08);1-40.
Resources
Influenza Information by Telephone and U.S. Mail
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