I read the links. So much blah blah about shortage of the liquid form and pharmacists unable to get adequate supplies of the liquid they would use to liquify a pill.
But the CDC article, near the end under the topic “what if my child can’t swallow pills” gave simple directions: dump a capsule into a tablespoon of chocolate syrup, mix, and have the patient drink all of it.
So in reality the shortage of liquid Tamiflu is not a problem at all except for those unable to dump a capsule into chocolate syrup and mix. Maybe our citizens can’t be trusted with such a complicated recipe.
The other kink in this seems to be that if the pharm turns the pill into a liquid for you, your insurance [if you have it] doesn’t pay.
I would think that figuring out the ml for a child would be tricky. An adult, I wouldn’t care.
But the CDC article, near the end under the topic “what if my child can’t swallow pills” gave simple directions: dump a capsule into a tablespoon of chocolate syrup, mix, and have the patient drink all of it.
CDC links are provided with the article.
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!