York City to offer free flu medication to residents
York City residents experiencing early symptoms of the flu but who are uninsured or tight on cash, have the opportunity to keep about $70 in their pockets.
The city's Bureau of Health is making Tamiflu, an antiviral medication used to treat flu symptoms, available to city residents free of charge until April.
Because of the high cost of Tamiflu, some residents aren't able to get their hands on the medicine, which is used in the early stages of the flu and reduces its symptoms, said Dr. David Hawk, medical director of the bureau.
The program was initiated last year and requires a certification from an individual's medical care provider to make sure the individual meets the criteria for the free medicine.
After health officials at the bureau receive the OK from a doctor, Tamiflu will be dispensed to the city resident at the bureau's Albert S. Weyer Health Center at 435 W. Philadelphia St.
For more information about Tamiflu, contact the York City Bureau of Health at 849-2299.
"In today's economic hard times, nobody should have to suffer from influenza because of lack of funds to pay for very expensive yet very effective medicine," Hawk said.
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