You can treat the symptoms of flu If you are usually fit and healthy, At home using remedies commonly available from pharmacies. Antibiotics are not prescribed for flu as they have no consequence on viruses. Occasionally However, it may be necessary to control complications, especially serious chest infections or pneumonia.
After the symptoms peak. You should stay at home and in bed for as long as the acute symptoms persist which is usually for two or three days.You should drink plenty of fluids and to treat the symptoms as necessary. See the encyclopaedia entries on colds, sore throats and coughs for symptom relief.
Your GP may prescribe the medicines listed below if you are at risk of complications and Flu type A or B is circulating in the community. Well-developed clinical guidelines exist to guide doctors in the treatment of flu. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence have also produced guidelines on the use of specific treatments for people at risk of complications.
Drugs that fight the flu virus are called antiviral medicines. They do not cure the virus but may decrease the severity and length of time that the symptoms last. Zanamivir and oseltamivir are used to treat the flu viruses A and B and work by stopping the virus from multiplying in your body.
