Betaflu 30 mg hard capsules

Composition: Each hard capsule contains oseltamivir phosphate equivalent to 30 mg of oseltamivir.
Group Antivirals for systemic use, neuraminidase inhibitors.
Indications:

• Betaflu 30 mg hard capsules is used for adults, adolescents, children and infants (including full-term newborn babies) for treating flu (influenza). It can be used when you have flu symptoms, and the flu virus is known to be going round in your community.
• Betaflu 30 mg hard capsules can also be prescribed for adults, adolescents, children and infants above 1 year of age for preventing flu, on a case-by-case basis – for instance, if you have been in contact with someone who has flu.
• Betaflu 30 mg hard capsules may be prescribed for adults, adolescents, children and infant (including full-term newborn babies) as preventive treatment in exceptional circumstances – for example, if there is a global epidemic of flu (a flu pandemic) and the seasonal flu vaccine may not provide sufficient protection.

Betaflu 30 mg hard capsules contains oseltamivir, which belongs to a group of medicines named neuraminidase inhibitors. These medicines prevent the flu virus from spreading inside the body. They help to ease or prevent the symptoms of the flu virus infection.

Influenza, usually called flu, is an infection caused by a virus. The signs of flu often include a sudden fever (more than 37.8 °C), cough, runny or stuffy nose, headaches, muscle aches and extreme tiredness. These symptoms can also be caused by other infections. True influenza infection only occurs during annual epidemics when flu viruses are spreading in the local community. Outside epidemic periods, flu-like symptoms are usually caused by a different type of illness.

Prescription: Prescription only medicine