Should I take antiviral medicine for the flu?

References

Citations

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). CDC Health Alert: CDC Recommends Against the Use of Amantadine and Rimantadine for the Treatment or Prophylaxis of Influenza in the United States During the 2005–06 Influenza Season. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/han011406.htm.

Other Works Consulted

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Prevention and control of influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 55(RR-10): 1–44. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr55e628a1.htm. [Erratum: (2006). MMWR, 55(RR-10): 743. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5529a4.htm.]

Author:	Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC	Last Updated: September 29, 2006
Medical Review:	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease
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