Starflu Dosage & Drug Information

Concise Prescribing Info Full Prescribing Info Contents Description Action Indications/Uses Dosage/Direction for Use Overdosage Contraindications Special Precautions Use In Pregnancy & Lactation Side Effects Drug Interactions Storage MIMS Class ATC Classification Regulatory Classification Presentation/Packing

Concise Prescribing Info

Contents

Oseltamivir phosphate

Indications/Uses

Treatment & prophylaxis of flu.

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Dosage/Direction for Use

Treatment of flu Initiate w/in 1st or 2nd day of symptom onset. Adult & adolescent ≥13 yr 75 mg bd for 5 days. Childn >40 kg 75 mg bd. Renal impairment CrCl 10-30 mL/min Reduced to 75 mg once daily for 5 days. Prophylaxis of flu Post exposure: Adult & adolescent ≥13 yr 75 mg once daily for 10 days. Childn >40 kg 75 mg once daily. Renal impairment CrCl 10-30 mL/min Reduced to 75 mg every other day.

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Overdosage

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Administration

May be taken with or without food: May be taken w/ meals to reduce GI discomfort.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity.

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Special Precautions

Convulsion & delirium-like neuropsychiatric events. Monitor signs of abnormal behavior. Renal impairment (CrCl ≤30 mL/min). Hepatic impairment. Pregnancy & lactation. Childn <1 yr.

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Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

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Adverse Reactions

Nausea & vomiting. Abdominal pain, headache; diarrhoea, bronchitis, dizziness & insomnia; aches & pains, rhinorrhea, dyspepsia & URTI; otitis media, asthma, epistaxis, pneumonia, ear disorder, sinusitis, bronchitis, conjunctivitis, dermatitis, lymphadenopathy & tympanic membrane disorder.

Drug Interactions

Approx 2-fold increased exposure w/ probenecid.

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Storage

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Description

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Action

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MIMS Class

Antivirals

ATC Classification

J05AH02 - oseltamivir ; Belongs to the class of neuraminidase inhibitors. Used in the systemic treatment of viral infections.

Regulatory Classification

Presentation/Packing

Form

Starflu cap 75 mg

Packing/Price

10's

Starflu

oseltamivir

Manufacturer:

Strides Pharma

Distributor:

Germax