Influenza, also known as flu is an infectious disease that spreads through upper airways and lungs in mammals. Common symptoms of influenza found are fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness, and fatigue.

 

The best way to protect against the flu is to get proper medication during each flu season. Relenza is a medical prescription that works effectively for the treatment of seasonal flu. It works by reducing the spread of the influenza virus inside the body.

 

1. Use Relenza medication same as it is being prescribed for you and never try to use exceeded amounts.

 

2. This medicine is packed in disk shaped packs containing 4 blisters each placed between a device called Diskhaler so as to inhale the medicine. The device opens and loads a blister of the medicine each time one uses the inhaler but caution has to be taken that the device is not used with a spacer.

 

3. It is advisable not to use any other medicines in the diskhaler and put the cover back on the device when it is not being used.

 

4. In order to treat flu infections, use 2 inhalations every 12 hours for a period of 5 days but according to the prescription of a doctor.

 

5. For preventing flu symptoms, use two inhalations in every 24 hours for a period of 10 to 28 days.

 

6. If you suffer from chronic respiratory disease such as asthma and you are scheduled to use an inhaled bronchodilator along with relenza, then you should prefer using the bronchodilator before using relenza.

 

7. You should use this medication for entire length of time prescribed by your doctor and the symptoms may get better before the infection spreads.

 

8. It should be remembered that relenza should not be taken while a  yearly flu shot.

 

9. It should be stored at a room temperature away from moisture and heat and throw away the diskhaler after the treatment ends.