[Health&Healing] Drug For Flu Worse Than Actual Flu?

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Drug Effective Against Avian Flu

Relenza is very effective against human strains

http://news.bbc.co..uk/1/hi/health/3505739.stm

 

About Relenza:

http://www.personalhealthzone.com/drug_side_effects/relenza.html

 

What is Relenza used for?

Relenza is used to treat uncomplicated illness due to influenza

virus in people 7 years and older who have been symptomatic for no

more than 2 days.

 

Special Warnings with Relenza:

Some patients have had bronchospasm (wheezing) or serious

breathing problems when they used Relenza. Many but not all of these

patients had previous asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary

disease. Relenza has not been shown to shorten the duration of

influenza in people with these diseases. Because of the risk of side

effects and because it has not been shown to help them, Relenza is

not generally recommended for people with chronic respiratory

disease such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

 

If you have lung disease you should have a fast-acting inhaled

bronchodilator available while being treated with Relenza. If your

breathing worsens, stop using Relenza and call your health care

provider.

 

General Precautions with Relenza:

Relenza is not used to prevent the flu or to decrease the risk of

transmitting the virus to others.

 

Relenza has not been shown to treat flu-like illnesses caused by

any virus other than influenza A and B (e.g., stomach flu, common

cold, or other respiratory illnesses not caused by influenza).

 

Stop taking Relenza and contact your health care provider if you

experience signs or symptoms of an allergic reaction such as

shortness of breath, swelling of eyelids, face, or lips or a skin

rash.

 

Other kinds of infections can appear like influenza or occur

along with influenza, and need different types of treatment. Contact

your health care provider if you feel worse or develop new symptoms

during or after treatment, or if your influenza symptoms do not

start to get better.

 

Taking Relenza should not affect your decision to have an annual

influenza vaccination.

 

The safety and efficacy of repeated courses of treatment have not

been established.

 

If you use a bronchodilator and are scheduled to use it at the

same time as Relenza, use your bronchodilator first before using

Relenza.

 

What are some possible side effects of Relenza? (This list is NOT a

complete list of side effects reported with Relenza. Your health

care provider can discuss with you a more complete list of side

effects.)

 

See the " Warnings " and " Precautions " sections for information about

the risk of bronchospasm and allergic-like reactions.

 

Other side effects may include:

headache

diarrhea

nausea

vomiting

nasal irritation

bronchitis

cough

sinus inflammation

ear, nose and throat infections

dizziness