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View Post: FDA Alert: Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension
15 Oct 2009
[Posted 09/24/2009] FDA issued a Public Health Alert to notify prescribers and pharmacists about potential dosing errors with Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension. U.S. health care providers usually write prescriptions for liquid ...
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View Post: Change In Dosage Of Oseltamivir For Children Under 6 Months · News ...
24 Nov 2009
All new guidance applies to the liquid formulation Oseltamivir Oral Solution 15mg/ml and PCTs have been asked to quarantine the lower strength 12mg/ml Oseltamivir Suspension. DH will be issuing two new authorisation vouchers - one for ...
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View Post: Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension
16 Oct 2009 by FDA  
UPDATED 10/16/2009] Consumers warned of unapproved and illegal H1N1 drug products purchased over the internet. This is a summary of an alert issued by MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program. ...
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View Post: Flu (Influenza) drug:Oseltamivir
27 Nov 2009 by admin  
Oseltamivir is marketed by Roche under the trade name Tamiflu, as capsules (containing oseltamivir phosphate 98.5 mg equivalent to oseltamivir 75 mg) and as a powder for oral suspension (oseltamivir phosphate equivalent to oseltamivir ...
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View Post: News Article : Dispense Graduated Oral Syringe That Matches ...
5 Oct 2009 by Cheryl A. Thompson  
BETHESDA, MD 23 September 2009—Packages of oseltamivir phosphate for oral suspension include an oral syringe with markings designating 30, 45, and 60 mg. But at least one pharmacy has dispensed the liquid with a label stating the dose ...
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View Post: Oseltamivir Tullu MS - J Postgrad Med
24 Nov 2009
Tamiflu (Oseltamivir phosphate) capsules and oral suspension. Package insert. Roche Laboratories Inc. Gilead Sciences Inc, Foster City, California, 2008. Available from: http://www.rocheusa.com/products/tamiflu/pi.pdf. ...
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View Post: Tamiflu Oral Suspension Shortage Is Contributing to Dosing Errors ...
22 Oct 2009
Oct. 15, 2009 - The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is alerting all healthcare professionals about a risk of dosing errors related to the concentration of TAMIFLU (oseltamivir phosphate) oral suspension being compounded ...
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View Post: Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension: Medication dosing ...
24 Sep 2009 by Antohnioh Roonoffe  
RSS_SECTION--> Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension: Potential Medication Errors <!--checkmylinks1--><!--SS_BEGIN_ELEMENT(region1_element1)--> Audience: Pharmacists, pediatrics healthcare professionals FDA issued a Public Health ...
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View Post: Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension: Potential Medication Errors
25 Sep 2009 by REEFmedLLC  
US health care providers usually write prescriptions for liquid medicines in milliliters (mL) or teaspoons, while Tamiflu is dosed in milligrams (mg). Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension: Potential Medication Errors ...
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