Liquid Tamiflu doses may be 'tricky' in kids: experts

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2009-09-24

Doctors say parents may accidentally give their children the wrong dose of the H1N1 swine flu drug Tamiflu because the dosing instructions don't always coincide with with measurement markings on the syringe that comes with the liquid medication. Read full story >

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Liquid Tamiflu doses may be 'tricky' in kids: experts

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