Antiviral Medications for Flu

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How to get better faster when you have the flu, according to science

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Most people with the flu feel better within about a week of their symptoms beginning.

The main way to reduce the duration of a flu infection is to take antiviral medications.

Four antivirals are currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat influenza: Tamiflu, Relenza, Rapivab and Xofluza .

Vaccination is a preventive measure for flu, not a treatment, in part because it takes about 14 days after vaccination for an immune response to fully develop.

By that time, your body would have likely already fought off the infection if you caught the flu within the same time window.

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