Tamiflu’s manufacturer, Genentech, has Tamiflu 6 mg/mL oral suspension in 60 mL bottles on intermittent back order. The company is releasing product as it becomes available, but also provides instructions for compounding an extemporaneous 6 mg/mL oral suspension from 75-mg capsules, if required, according to The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP).
“A detailed recipe is available in the product prescribing information or online. However, unless prescribers specify the patient’s dose in milligrams, a dosing error is possible,” according to a statement from ISMP.
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