I'm shocked a lot of doctors don't know about this newer flu antiviral drug called Baloxavir (XOFLUZA)... that shortens your flu illness by 33%, and reduces your viral load by day 2, versus what a placebo takes 5-6 days to achieve. Baloxavir also seems superior to TAMIFLU (oseltamivir) for smashing your viral load on 2 day, achieving what takes Tamiflu 3-4 days. CDC even lists Baloxavir on their website as one of the top 4 drugs that it tracks whether it works against new flu strains (it works)
2) "Baloxavir was associated with significantly more rapid declines in infectious viral load than placebo or oseltamivir (Figure 3A and 3B)."
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3) Adverse events for baloxavir were no different than placebo. in fact theres even hints that it could be lower than Tamiflu.
"Adverse events that were considered to be related to the trial regimen were more common in oseltamivir recipients (8.4%) than in baloxavir recipients (4.4%, P=0.009)"
4) And yes, the CDC tracks baloxavir as one of the 4 key flu antivirals it monitors for efficacy against new flu strains every year:
Viruses collected in the U.S. since September 29, 2024, were tested for antiviral susceptibility as follows:
cdc.gov/fluview/survei…
5) Furthermore, Baloxavir works so well, it also PREVENTS flu infection too, according to a trial in Japan, among uninfected household contacts of someone else with the flu... reduced risk by 86% (i.e. 86% lower risk!)
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
6) There is no generic version, and baloxavir isn’t covered by all types of insurance. But it is available at various pharmacies. I’m surprised the drug hasn’t been added to many insurance formularies yet.
7) Considering this is one of the worst flu seasons in the last 20+ years, I’m shocked we haven’t ramped up flu antiviral drugs and mass testing availability so that we can take advantage of these drugs….
8) We have been walking into quite a mess with flu the last few months and weeks… the progression has been quite startling.
9) As result, hospital admissions for Flu has been spiking recently… yet not a peep from Trump WH.
10) Do yourself a favor— get a rapid home combination test for Flu A, B, Covid… such a cheap test that deciphers Flu A, Flu B, vs COVID. ➡️If you identify Flu A, then you can try to ask for further testing from your state if it’s bird flu. Flu test also lets you access anti viral drugs against the flu like Tamiflu and Xofluza. There are two At home testing options. This one is $1 more but slightly more accurate.
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11) There are also inexpensive kids KN95 masks available too. Masks do work, and kids masks are more comfortable for kids.
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12) it’s sad that many people don’t vaccinate… and 2024-2025 flu season is seeing one of the lowest vaccination years on record… with some places having abysmally low vaccination rates…
13) CDC recommends getting tested for what type of flu it is if hospitalized— but honestly, we need rapid home tests in order to access antiviral drugs that work if used early.
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