Severe, delayed-onset neuropsychiatric symptoms after administration of high-dose oseltamivir has been reported in a critically ill patient. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Possible neuropsychiatric reaction to high-dose oseltamivir during acute 2009 H1N1 influenza A infection.
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 1;50(7):e47-9. PMID: 20192728
School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
The safety of high-dose oseltamivir during treatment of 2009 H1N1 influenza A infection for critically ill patients is unknown. Here we report on a case patient with severe, delayed-onset neuropsychiatric symptoms after administration of high-dose oseltamivir. Clinicians should be vigilant to the possible increased risk of complications associated with high-dose oseltamivir therapy for 2009 H1N1 influenza A infection.