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In your experience how safe and well tolerated is flumadine (rimantadine) for a child aged 8?

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Dr. Al Hegabanswered

Allergy and Immunology 42 years experience

CDC recommends against: use for influenza A, in the US due to high level of rimantadine resistance among currently circulating strains

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