Medicines for Treatment (Antivirals) - FAQs:
- What is Tamiflu and what is it approved for?
- What do I use to give liquid Tamiflu (oral suspension)?
- What are the most common side effects of Tamiflu?
- What is Peramivir IV?
- Are there people who should not take Relenza?
- How are flu antivirals used?
- Do I need to make the Tamiflu liquid (oral suspension)?
- How will you treat pregnant women if they have the flu?
- What antiviral drugs are available for treatment of seasonal and H1N1 influenza?
- Are there targeted groups for treating the flu with an antiviral drug?
- How long should patients receive treatment with antiviral drugs?
- When should health care providers start treatment with antiviral drugs?
- What liquids can I use with Tamiflu capsules to help my child take his/her medicine?
- When should health care providers start treatment with antiviral drugs?
- What can health care providers do to reduce delays in antiviral treatment?
- Should antivirals be use to prevent flu in healthy people who have been exposed to the flu?
- What is the preferred antiviral treatment for pregnant women?
- How effective are antiviral drugs at preventing the flu?
- What actions should health care providers take when waiting for influenza test results?
- What are the treatment benefits of influenza antiviral drugs?
- What if there is not enough liquid antiviral and my child can not take pills?
- What should I do if I am pregnant and have a fever?
- What side effects can occur with influenza antiviral drugs?
- What kind of antiviral drugs are available for children?
- What are the recommendations for the use of antiviral drugs in young children?
- What if there is no liquid antiviral or pediatric doses of the antiviral drugs?
- What are the side effects of antiviral drugs in children?
- What should I do if I am pregnant and come in close contact with someone who has the flu?
- What is the difference between antiviral flu medicines and antibiotics?
- Is it safe for me to take an antiviral medicine for flu while I am pregnant?
- Who is lower priority for treatment with influenza antiviral drugs?
- What should I do if I am pregnant and think I have the flu?
- There have been reports of several cases of Tamiflu resistance to the novel H1N1 virus. Does this mean that our Tamiflu stockpiles are now ineffective against this virus?
- Does a physician need a confirmed diagnosis before prescribing Tamiflu?
- Does Tamiflu come in a liquid as well as capsules?
- Are there medicines to treat H1N1 (swine) flu?
- What about the use of antivirals to treat novel H1N1 infection?
- How would antivirals be used?
- Should I begin taking antiviral medications such as Tamiflu® if I'm planning a visit to another country known to have any type of flu?
- What is the difference between a vaccine and an antiviral?
- What are the after effects of the swine flu? How long will they last?
- Can the nasal-spray flu vaccine be used together with flu antiviral medications?
- Why are people 65 and older prioritized for antiviral treatment if they get sick with the flu, but they are not in one of the early groups prioritized to get 2009 H1N1 vaccine?
- Are natural remedies (also referred to as “complementary” or “alternative” medicine) recommended to prevent the 2009 H1N1 flu virus?
- Will there be a separate vaccine allocation for Indian Health Service (IHS)-served populations and other tribal communities?
- What uses of Peramivir IV are authorized under the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)?
- Under the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), who is authorized to hold and distribute Peramivir IV?
- What are the specific conditions of authorization for health care providers in the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Peramivir IV?
- How do health care providers request Peramivir IV under the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)?
- Do the terms and conditions of the Peramivir IV Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) apply to health care providers who already have Peramivir IV because they are a clinical site investigator for a Peramivir IV clinical trial or they obtain Peramivir IV under E-IND?
- How is Peramivir IV supplied?
- Who can health care providers contact if they have more questions or have problems requesting Peramivir IV through CDC’s Peramivir IV Electronic Request System?
- Who should not receive Peramivir IV?
- What is the recommended duration for preventative antiviral treatment if used following exposure to someone with flu?
- Who should receive antiviral drugs for prevention of influenza?
- Does the liquid Tamiflu need to be refrigerated?
- Is Tamiflu a substitute for the flu vaccine?
- Do I take Tamiflu the same way for treatment and prevention (prophylaxis) of the flu?
- What are the serious side effects of Tamiflu?
- Should women who are pregnant or nursing take Relenza?
- What are the instructions for using a Relenza inhaler?
- What can be done to protect children from flu complications and death?
- Do I take Relenza the same way for treatment and prevention (prophylaxis) of the flu?
- What are the benefits of antiviral treatment in children?
- Is there enough Tamiflu liquid?
- Should women who are pregnant or nursing take Tamiflu?
- What should people do if they continue to have or start to develop flu symptoms while taking Tamiflu?
- What are the most common and most serious side effects of Relenza?
- What form does Relenza come in?
- What should I do if I continue to have or start to develop flu symptoms while taking Relenza?
- How is Peramivir IV stored?
- How is Peramivir IV injection prepared?
- What clinical trial information exists for Peramivir IV?
- How many patients have received Peramivir IV?
- What adverse events associated with Peramivir IV were reported in clinical trials?
- Are antiviral drugs being used more often to treat severe flu illness during this pandemic than they have been for seasonal flu?
- Can children take antiviral drugs?
- What action is FDA taking regarding Peramivir IV?
- Does the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) authorize the use of Peramivir IV for the treatment of uncomplicated influenza or prevention of influenza?
- Why is this Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) different than the EUAs for Tamiflu and Relenza?
- Which antiviral drugs should health care providers prescribe for chemophrophylaxis of 2009 H1N1?
- What are influenza antiviral drugs?
- Are FDA Institutional Review Board (IRB)-review and IRB-notification requirements applicable to the emergency use of Peramivir IV (an unapproved, investigational drug) under the Emergency Use Authorization (EAU)?
- Can health care providers request Peramivir IV for more than one patient?
- Is there any other way health care providers can obtain Peramivir IV for patients other than through the CDC under the Emergency Use Authorization?
- How long is Peramivir IV (the unopened/unused intact vials) good since there is no expiration date on the label?
