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Unlike over-the-counter medications that only mask the symptoms of influenza, Tamiflu - Oseltamivir is an antiviral agent that targets the actual influenza virus, and stops it from replicating and spreading from cell to cell. Tamiflu is found to reduce the duration of influenza illness when consumed as per approved dosage.
Taking Tamiflu means that you feel better faster. It is an easy pill to take that significantly reduces the duration and severity of your flu. Getting you back to your normal daily activities 2-3 days earlier - a real benefit to anyone with a busy and hectic schedule. The benefits of Tamiflu are also apparent as soon as 24 hours after taking the medication. You will also be 50% less likely to develop secondary complications often associated with the flu, such as bronchitis, pneumonia and sinusitis.
The medication, which belongs to a new class of drug called neuraminidase inhibitors, targets one of the two major surface structures on the influenza virus, the neuraminidase protein. The receptor site on this protein is virtually identical in all common strains of influenza. By blocking neuraminidase activity, Tamiflu is able to prevent other healthy cells from being infected. With fewer infected cells the patient doesn't become as severely ill and is more easily and more rapidly able to recover from the infection.
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