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What medications are available to treat swine flu infections in humans?

September 18, 2011 - 19:22:01
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Martin Riggs

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Martin Riggs
October 26, 2009 - 22:59:50
There are four different antiviral drugs that are licensed for use in the US for the treatment of influenza: amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir. While most swine influenza viruses have been susceptible to all four drugs, the most recent seven swine influenza viruses isolated from humans are resistant to amantadine and rimantadine. At this time, CDC recommends the use of oseltamivir or zanamivir for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with swine influenza viruses. More information on treatment recommendations can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/recommendations.htm
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