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Had Pneumonia With High Fever, Hair Loss, Prescribed A White Pill. Any Idea What It Is ?
Just curious,back about 1958 I had pneumonia couldn't keep anything down,104 fever,seemed like a week, hair fell out in a couple of spots on my head. The doctor finally prescribed a white pill the size of a giant aspirin or size of rolaid ,any idea what it was? had some left years ago,if you got the flue take one lay down for 1 or 2 hrs, gone. The only that saved my life!
Wed, 31 Jul 2013
Hello;
By your history and your description it sounds like the medication may have been Tamiflu. This is a medication used to treat the flu. It decreases the length of symptoms in patients suspected of having the flu.
By your history and your description it sounds like the medication may have been Tamiflu. This is a medication used to treat the flu. It decreases the length of symptoms in patients suspected of having the flu.
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