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OT Doctors: Why is Tamiflu only available with prescription?
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:17 pm
Is there some abuse worry? Just curious.
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Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:17 pm to CatfishJohn
sizzurp
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:18 pm to CatfishJohn
IDK, but my son paid $150 last night for one freaking 80mg flu pill. 
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:19 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Local pharmacy told us it would be over $100 per dose too. Costco had the same shite for like $15. Get your prescriptions sent to costcos pharmacy.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:22 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Why is Tamiflu only available with prescription?
IDK, but my son paid $150 last night for one freaking 80mg flu pill.
What kinda crappy insurance does he have? I paid under 10 bucks for a z-pack and tamiflu a couple weeks ago.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:23 pm to Boudreaux35
Xofluza is way more expensive than tamiflu.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:24 pm to CatfishJohn
The reason medicine does anything: profits
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:26 pm to CatfishJohn
Rub some tussin on it
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:27 pm to Boudreaux35
Why is this downvoted? Is this a dumb question? 
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:31 pm to Uncle JackD
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Xofluza is way more expensive than tamiflu.
Did the subject get changed to Xofluza?
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:32 pm to CatfishJohn
It's a reasonable question. The main reason is to limit development of antiviral resistance in the community.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:32 pm to CatfishJohn
It causes major hallucinations so I’m sure people would abuse the shite out of it.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:32 pm to CatfishJohn
It's to limit the supply to those who actually test positive for the flu so anyone with a cough doesnt buy it. Plus is has to be mixed and refrigerated.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:40 pm to CatfishJohn
At best it reduces symptoms for like 12 hours
But people think it’s the absolute cure so they run and buy the tamiflu and it’s not worth the $100 people pay for it
You can treat it with OTC products and be just fine
But people think it’s the absolute cure so they run and buy the tamiflu and it’s not worth the $100 people pay for it
You can treat it with OTC products and be just fine
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:41 pm to CatfishJohn
I was just in Mexico. I spotted at a pharmacy and bought a ton of Tami-flu and all the Zpacks they had in stock.
I skipped on the individual wrapped Lortabs and percocets though.
I skipped on the individual wrapped Lortabs and percocets though.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:44 pm to Richard Grayson
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Plus is has to be mixed and refrigerated.
Tamiflu ... no
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:47 pm to CatfishJohn
Tamiflu should pay chicken for how much it’s mentioned on here
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:50 pm to Clark W Griswold
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It causes major hallucinations so I’m sure people would abuse the shite out of it.
Tamiflu? I took it for 5 days a couple weeks back and had zero hallucinations. It did essentially put a halt on my fever though, so that was appreciated:
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:51 pm to Lawyered
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At best it reduces symptoms for like 12 hours But people think it’s the absolute cure so they run and buy the tamiflu and it’s not worth the $100 people pay for it You can treat it with OTC products and be just fine
This is BS, I had a 104 fever that wasn’t dropping with OTC meds, took my first dose of Tamiflu and it dropped it to 99 and I didn’t have another fever over 100 after that.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 3:53 pm to Boudreaux35
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Did the subject get changed to Xofluza?
The one pill antiviral for Flu isn’t Tamiflu, it’s Xofluza.
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