Tamiflu is used in adults, adolescents, children, and infants (including full-term newborns) to treat influenza ( flu ). It can be used when you have flu symptoms and the flu virus is known to be present in the population.
Tamiflu can also be prescribed to adults, adolescents, children and infants over 1 year of age to prevent the flu on a case-by-case basis, for example, if you have been in contact with someone who has the flu.
Tamiflu can be prescribed to adults, adolescents, children and infants (including full-term newborn babies) as a preventative treatment in exceptional circumstances, for example, if there is a global flu epidemic ( a flu pandemic) and when the seasonal flu vaccine cannot provide sufficient protection.
