“What medications do you take for the flu?”

If you have had flu symptoms for less than 48 hours, then your doctor can prescribe a medication called Tamiflu. It can reduce the length of time you have symptoms and reduce complications such as pneumonia and hospitalization. Tylenol and ibuprofen can be used to treat fever and body aches as well as fluids to prevent dehydration. Elizabeth McNeill Byrd, MD "Perhaps we are all refugees from something..."