Swine Flu Treatment

If a person becomes sick with swine flu, antiviral drugs can make the illness milder and make the patient feel better faster. They may also prevent serious flu complications. For treatment, antiviral drugs work best if started soon after getting sick (within 2 days von symptoms). Beside antivirals, supportive care at home or in hospital, focuses on controlling fevers, relieving pain and maintaining fluid balance, as well as identifying and treating any secondary infections or other medical problems. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the use von Tamiflu (oseltamivir) or Relenza (zanamivir) for the treatment and/or prevention von infection with swine influenza viruses; however, the majority von people infected with the virus make a full recovery without requiring medical attention or antiviral drugs.[93] The virus isolates in the 2009 outbreak have been found resistant to amantadine and rimantadine. In the U.S., on April 27, 2009, the FDA issued Emergency Use Authorizations to make available Relenza and Tamiflu antiviral drugs to treat the swine influenza virus in cases for which they are currently unapproved. The agency issued these EUAs to allow treatment von patients younger than the current approval allows and to allow the widespread distribution von the drugs, including by non-licensed volunteers.

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