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Pandemic Planning Toolkit A resource to assist your organization in preparing for pandemic influenza
Influenza Overview
Flu Pandemic Background
red arrow Preparing for a Flu Pandemic
What type of framework can we use in designing our pandemic planning process?
What are the critical areas that we should be addressing in our pandemic plan?
How can we test our pandemic plan?
What interventions may help protect my organization during a pandemic?
How can you help protect your organization?
How is the US government protecting the country?
How are other organizations preparing?
What role will vaccines play?
What medical treatments are available?
Educational Resources
State & Local Government Resources
About TAMIFLU ® (oseltamivir phosphate)
TAMIFLU Supply and Ordering
Important Safety Information
What medical treatments are available?

Antivirals

There are two drugs that, if administered early enough post-infection, have been shown to reduce symptoms of influenza A and B in some infected humans.
 
These drugs belong to a class of antiviral drugs known as "neuraminidase inhibitors." These antivirals can also be taken to prevent illness upon suspected exposure to the flu virus, before symptoms develop. The stockpiling of antivirals is a key component of the Federal Pandemic Preparedness Plan.21
 
 
Learn what role TAMIFLU could play in a pandemic.
 
Learn about how much antiviral medicine the government is stockpiling.

 
FOOTNOTE
21. The White House. National strategy for pandemic influenza. November 1, 2005. Available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/pandemic-influenza.html. Accessed April 13, 2006.
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