Oseltamivir is a useful antiviral medicine. It stops the reproduction of this virus. If the child gets this medical treatment within first 48 hours of the symptoms, there will be relief. It is useful for adults as well as children. However, children have problem with capsules and so for children who are very young, there is liquid form of this drug too. However, studies are still going on as far as effectiveness of this drug is concerned in case of children. Oseltamivir is not the cure of this flu. It merely helps in getting back to normal activities, preventing asthma attacks or ear infection in children that may happen due to swine flu. Some studies indicate that there are no side effects of these drugs where as a few studies say that there are side effects like stomach pain, nausea and sleeping problems. This medicine is safe for women who are pregnant and breast feeding. At least some kind of treatment is be

Zanamivir is a medicated spray which goes straight to the lungs and hence is safe for pregnant women as well as children. According to studies even it has the effects like that of Oseltamivir.