more options for patients who need LIQUID Tamiflu
December 2009
You now have more options for patients who need LIQUID Tamiflu when the commercial product isn't available.
If the dose matches a capsule strength, consider dispensing the capsules...and instruct parents to empty the contents in a small amount of a thick sweet liquid...chocolate syrup, dessert topping, etc.
Advise parents not to use honey for kids younger than one year due to the risk for botulism. Also explain that milk, yogurt, or fruit juices don't mask Tamiflu's bitter taste very well.
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