Yes—but at a slightly smaller dose than teens and adults. Children who are 2 weeks to 12 years old take a twice-daily dose ...

With cases of the flu on the rise, we asked experts what you need to know about an antiviral medication that can ease ...

A Canadian study published today in Open Forum Infectious Diseases shows that adults 65 years and older had a significant ...

Oseltamivir is an effective and well-tolerated antiviral that is widely approved for the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza in children 1 to 12 years. Experience in infants <1 year is more ...

Among adults hospitalized with influenza, Tamiflu treatment on the day of hospital admission was associated with a reduced risk for disease progression.

“The anti-viral Tamiflu, or oseltamivir ... Earlier studies reported to the CDC have shown that annually, about 160,000 kids are diagnosed with flu, and the risks are higher among adolescents ...

Oseltamivir (as phospate ... Nausea, vomiting, headache, pain; also Children <1yr: diarrhea, diaper rash; serious skin/hypersensitivity reactions (discontinue if occur), possible neuropsychiatric ...

Background: Influenza causes proportionately more hospitalizations and deaths in infants in their first year of life than in older children. Oseltamivir is an effective treatment for childhood ...