Product introduction

Fluvir 75mg Capsule is an antiviral medicine used to treat and prevent influenza (flu). It helps relieve symptoms of flu infection, such as a stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, cough, body aches, tiredness, headache, fever, and chills.

Fluvir 75mg Capsule prevents the flu virus from spreading inside the body. Take it in the exact dose and duration prescribed by your doctor. It can be taken with or without food. Taking it with food can reduce the chance of feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting).

Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Stopping the medication too early may result in a relapse of the infection or failure to protect you from the flu.

Some common side effects include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and diarrhea. These side effects mostly occur after the first dose of the medicine and will usually stop as treatment continues. Please consult your doctor if these side effects persist for a long time.

Before taking it, tell your doctor if you have problems with your heart, liver, or kidneys. Do not use Fluvir 75mg Capsule if you have a known history of allergic reactions to any ingredients of this medicine. Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers should consult their doctor before using this medicine.

Uses of Fluvir Capsule

Treatment and prevention of Influenza (flu)

Benefits of Fluvir Capsule

In Treatment and prevention of Influenza (flu)

Fluvir 75mg Capsule is an antiviral medicine used to treat and prevent influenza (flu), a viral infection that affects the nose, throat, and lungs. It helps relieve symptoms such as a runny or blocked nose, sore throat, cough, body aches, tiredness, headache, fever, and chills. When taken as prescribed, it can help you recover faster, reduce the severity of symptoms, and lower the risk of spreading the infection.

Side effects of Fluvir Capsule

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Fluvir

Nausea
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea

How to use Fluvir Capsule

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Fluvir 75mg Capsule may be taken with or without food.

How Fluvir Capsule works

Fluvir 75mg Capsule is a neuraminidase inhibitor. It inhibits neuraminidase (influenza virus enzyme), which helps the viruses to enter uninfected cells of the body to cause or spread influenza infection in the body. This is how it works against the virus to treat influenza (flu).

Safety advice

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Fluvir 75mg Capsule. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Fluvir 75mg Capsule is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies do not indicate harmful effects. However, there are limited human studies.

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Fluvir 75mg Capsule may be unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby. It should be used only if the expected benefit outweighs the potential risk. Please consult your doctor.

Driving

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether Fluvir 75mg Capsule alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react. Please consult your doctor.

Kidney

CAUTION

Fluvir 75mg Capsule should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment may be needed.

Liver

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Fluvir 75mg Capsule is safe to use in patients with liver disease. No dose adjustment is recommended.

What if you forget to take Fluvir Capsule?

If you miss a dose of Fluvir 75mg Capsule, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.