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 ...

The flu is raging across the United States. The antiviral Tamiflu can ease symptoms and speed recovery, but there's a catch.

Not a substitute for annual influenza vaccination. Consider available information on influenza drug susceptibility patterns and treatment effects when deciding whether to use. Not recommended for ...

Most commonly used drugs don’t reduce symptoms, hospitalizations, or mortality rates for low- and high-risk patients.

Roche is hoping the new drug can breathe new life into its flu franchise, represented by older neuraminidase inhibitor Tamiflu (oseltamivir). That was a $3 billion brand at its peak, but has ...

Chugai Pharmaceutical Company, likewise, temporarily halted shipments of its Tamiflu drug, with shipments likely to resume in late February. The production shortage caused Japan's Health Ministry ...

Engineering microbes could be our best hope for creating enough antiviral drugs. As fears spread about a potential flu pandemic, Roche's antiviral drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) has found ...