re: Does tamiflu work as a preventative?

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there's no way it works as a prophylactic therapy...

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It won't prevent people from getting infected by the influenza virus. No one thinks it does. The theory behind prophylactic dosing of it is a very high-risk of infection patient (one with sick household contacts and similar exposure patterns) will very likely have both a reduced severity and longevity of symptoms, possibly even sub-clinical (a la, the patient doesn't get "the flu"), based on the drug's mechanism of action.


I have not seen evidence to support it. It's a very logical theory with very little negative effect other than cost.