You Can Make Your Own Liquid Tamiflu At Home

Consumerist.com ^ | Nov 12 2009 | Laura Northrup

[b4its2late]

Look at the pants on the guy second from the foreground....

[dit_xi]

Tamiflu is not a cure. It has no virucidal activity. Taking Tamiflu early within 3 days of onset of symptoms may shorten the duration of the disease but it is NOT a cure. Tamiflu (generic name Oseltamivir phosphate) is an ethyl ester prodrug requiring ester hydrolysis to the active form oseltamivir carboxylate. Oseltamivir carboxylate is an inhibitor or influenza virus neuraminidase affecting release of viral particles. It does not “kill” the virus.

[Coleus]

oscillococcinum, elderberry, vitamin-d, vitamin-c, vitamin-a, N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), olive-leaf extract, eccinacia, goldenseal,

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/vitamin-d-and-h1n1-swine-flu.shtml

[Born Conservative]

They’re such a good match with the shirt as well....

[Grams A]

Things a home should never been without: Bourbon, honey, lemon and an ample supply of homemade chicken broth in the freezer. Advice from a good Yiddish grandmother who was always right!

[goat granny]

With some medications you can figure it out according to weight.......a druggist should be able to get the right dosage for a child.........

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping... (Thanks, neverdem!)

Also, keep up with other H1N1 update stories on this thread: H1N1 flu victim collapsed on way to hospital [Latest H1N1 updates downthread] thanks to DvdMom and others.

[Brugmansian]

Tamiflu is an amazingly complex compound to manufacture. One of the steps involves azides, the stuff which makes car bags explode.

[steve86]

In young people especially, it can have serious side effects including temporary psychosis. The Japanese had many instances of that during the (early part of the) bird flu scare.

[BellStar]

I took the oscillococcinum from France and it worked for me.
I could not get Tamiflu.

[armymarinemom]

There was only one pharmacy that could compound down Tamiflu for our two year old granddaughter. She started medication within 24 hours after she became symptomatic foloowing exposure to H1N1. It worked very well. She was very sick for less than 48 hours.

[metmom]

Likely $$$$$$$

And less control over the people.

[bonfire]

Seriously! Doesn’t everyone know to crush a pill and put it in liquid, jelly, WHATEVER? Good grief! how do people get through life not figuring out the simplest things!

[EBH]

$92.99 as of Oct 30, 2009 Tamiflu

That’s why.

Some claim it is the side-effects etc., but all drugs have side-effects. Some claim decreasing effectiveness against viruses, again even antibiotics develop this.

The reality is...look at what is available OTC, it is symptom relief, no cures are out there in aisle to be picked up by the average citizen for anything!

[Ditter]

I have had the flu more times that I can count from the late 60’s through the 80’s. Every year while my kids were in school. I had it the worst in 1957, when I was a teenager. I may be immuned to everything that is out there but it doesn’t stop me from getting the flu shot every year. I hope I never have that nasty stuff again.

[Muzzle_em]

The T-shirt is hilarious.
I also love your tagline.

[CJ Wolf]

A trick I learned in Ireland is to keep the lemon wedge and stick cloves in it, squeeze the lemon into a cup. Add whiskey, honey and about the same amount of hot boiling water as the whiskey to the potion. Awesome drink for the flu. The hot water as it, along with the alcohol and lemon juice will kill the virus. Works for the common cold and the ladies as cloves are antibacterial, antiviral, anti fungal and an aphrodisiac. Combining the four good A's. I'm not sure what this drink is called I think "Hot whiskey". But for the whiskey I've used is Jameson.

[CJ Wolf]

Forgot to mention to drop the whole lemon wedge into the cup, prior to adding the liquids.

[Andy from Chapel Hill]

My 13 year old son developed the H1N1 flu and took Tamaflu. He was sick for 4 days. My wife caught it and took Tamiflu and was sick for 3 days.

While picking up the Tamiflu for my son, I went to Whole Foods and bought some star anise and ground it up in my coffee grinder (wash it afterwards!) and took a spoonful chased by OJ during the whole process.

I did not get the flu.

[GOPJ]

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