FOR PROPHYLAXIS IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN :
ADULTS: 100 MG TWICE A DAY. IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HEPATIC DYSFUNCTION, RENAL FAILURE (CRCI 10 ML/MIN.) AND ELDERLY NURSING HOME PATIENTS, A DOSE REDUCTION TO 100 MG DAILY IS RECOMMENDED.
CHILDREN: IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS OF AGE, FLUMADINE SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED ONCE A DAY, AT A DOSE OF 5 MG/KG BUT NOT EXCEEDING 150 MG. FOR CHILDREN 10 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, USE THE ADULT DOSE.
FOR TREATMENT IN ADULTS:
THE RECOMMENDED ADULT DOSE OF FLUMADINE IS 100 MG TWICE A DAY.
FLUMADINE THERAPY SHOULD BE INITIATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PREFERABLY WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER ONSET OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INFLUENZA - A INFECTION. THERAPY SHOULD BE CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DAYS FROM THE INITIAL ONSET OF SYMPTOMS.