Tamiflu Description

Tamiflu® (which the scientific name is oseltamivir phosphate) is a medication which is available as a capsule containing 75 mg oseltamivir that can be taken by mouth.

Oseltamivir is an active ingredient and in addition to the active ingredient, each capsule of Tamiflu® contains pregelatinized starch, talc, povidone K 30, croscarmellose sodium, and sodium stearyl fumarate to create the medication complete. The capsule shell itself is made of gelatin, titanium dioxide, yellow iron oxide, black iron oxide, and red iron oxide so you know exactly what each outer shell is comprised of.

To identify Tamiflu®, and that you are receiving the correct medication, you can see what each capsule looks like, each capsule is printed with blue ink, which includes the use of FD&C Blue No. 2 as the colorant when writing on the medication.

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