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Nov
10

Do You Have To Have A Prescription For Tamiflu And Relenza?

By Doctor

My family and I have been looking everywhere for this stuff and no luck. Was it ever available over the counter? Or did they wipe it off the shelves for the hospitals?

Categories : Kids

7 Comments

1

Yes, in the US (as well as in EU), you do need a prescription for both.
These drugs were never OTC.
As far as availability goes: both drugs are very specific; quite expensive. Since even during the seasonal flu period the demand for these drugs was never really high, the retail pharmacy normally would stock only a few packages (if any at all).
Now is a different story.

2

No because it’s a prescription and of course they’re going to hoard it for the people who get the illness. Yeah I know it sucks. I got so worried that I actually thought about not leaving my apartment until the epidemic was over with, but then I remembered that I had to go grocery shopping :(

3

Please don’t buy it- if you get sick it will be given to you, but otherwise you will just be taking it out of the hands of those who truly need it.

4

Its only available through prescription its highly demanded you will never find it. Just go to the doctor. I wish I had some as well.

5

yer if you think you have swine flu then call your doc. and they can treat you cant buy it in a pharmacy

6

You need to see your GP, they will prescribe you some :)

7

no not yet

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