Mixing Tamiflu® with Sweet Liquids

Published Nov. 16, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.

If your doctor prescribes Tamiflu® capsules for your child and your child cannot swallow them, this podcast describes how to mix the contents of the capsules with a sweet thick liquid so they can be given that way ...

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NEW: Caregiver Instruction Sheet: Opening and Mixing Tamiflu® Capsules with Liquids if Child Cannot Swallow Capsules

Published Dec. 1, 2009 at 5:03 p.m.

This document provides instructions for caregivers on how to open and mix Tamiflu® capsules with a thick sweetened liquid for children who cannot swallow capsules ...

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New drug-resistant swine flu case

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Published Nov. 26, 2009 at 8:42 a.m.

A sixth patient tests positive for a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu, as two more deaths related to the disease in Wales are reported ...

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Rains Soak Pilgrims At Islam's Hajj (PHOTOS)

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Published Nov. 25, 2009 at 12:30 p.m.
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(AP) JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- The heaviest rain to hit Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage in years soaked the faithful and flooded the road to Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu ... Pilgrims in white robes holding umbrellas, some wearing face masks for fear of the flu, circled the black cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca, the opening rite for the hajj ... But the shrine --

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NEW: Quick Facts for the Public on Antiviral Treatments for 2009 H1N1

Published Nov. 23, 2009 at 2:56 p.m.

What you should know about the use of Tamiflu, questions to ask your doctor, and knowing what treatment is right for you ...

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Tamiflu-resistant swine flu strain found in North Carolina

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Published Nov. 21, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.
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Four patients at a single hospital test positive for the strain. Health officials have been watching for signs that the virus is mutating, making drugs ineffective ... Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of H1N1, or swine flu, that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday ...

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Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Cluster Reported

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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 2:47 p.m.
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Cases of 4 N.C. Patients Show Swine Flu Virus May be Mutating ...

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'Drug resistant' swine flu probed

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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 9:49 a.m.

Health officials in Cardiff investigate the possible person-to-person spread of a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu ...

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Quicklinks for information regarding Peramivir IV and to

Published Nov. 2, 2009 at 4:05 p.m.

FDA's Guidance to Pharmacies on Advance Compounding of Tamiflu Oral Suspension to Provide for Multiple Prescriptions ...

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Ukraine Closes All Schools To Fight Swine Flu

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Published Nov. 2, 2009 at 2:43 p.m.
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KIEV, Ukraine — Urging its citizens not to panic, Ukraine on Monday closed the nation's schools for a week to avoid the spread of swine flu and suggested that nightclubs, cinemas and food markets in the west also shut down ... The World Health Organization said Monday there was no evidence that Ukraine had a bad outbreak of swine flu but at the government's request it had sent a health team there to help the country cope ... "But this is not an indication that the situation is severe," said

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