Flu guide

Flu (influenza) treatment online in Virginia and West Virginia

This guide is for adults and children 4 and older (with a parent or legal guardian) with classic flu symptoms that started within the last day or two. It is not for trouble breathing, chest pain, confusion, dehydration, or severe illness.

Start online

Start a $59 online review for Flu (influenza) antiviral.

Influenza (the flu) causes sudden fever, body aches, headache, cough, sore throat, and fatigue. An antiviral like oseltamivir works best when started within about 48 hours of symptoms, so fast online care can help otherwise-healthy adults and children 4 and older (with a parent or legal guardian) with a clear, early case. Trouble breathing, chest pain, confusion, dehydration, or severe illness needs urgent in-person or emergency care.

If treatment is appropriate, your physician can send a non-controlled prescription to your pharmacy and provide portal instructions for the next step.

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Quick facts

You must be physically located in Virginia or West Virginia at the time of request.
Starts at $59
No insurance needed
No app download
Physician review around the clock
Non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy when appropriate
A work or school note can be included when medically appropriate
Response times apply 24/7, every day

Common symptoms

Sudden fever and chills
Body aches and headache
Cough and sore throat
Extreme fatigue

May fit online care

Adults & children 4+ (with a parent or legal guardian)
Classic flu symptoms that started within ~48 hours
An otherwise-healthy adult, or an otherwise-healthy child 4+ with a parent or legal guardian
No trouble breathing or chest pain
Able to stay hydrated

Look for another care setting

Trouble breathing, shortness of breath, or chest pain
Bluish lips or a low oxygen reading
Confusion or inability to keep fluids down
Symptoms that improved then came back worse

What to have ready

When your symptoms started (the 48-hour window matters)
Your main symptoms
Whether you could be pregnant and any heart/lung conditions
Medication allergies and current medications

What happens next

Standard

$59

Within 6 hours

Priority

$99

Within 3 hours

Rush

$149

Within 1 hour

Start the request on the website, answer a few questions to check that this visit fits you, and choose how fast you want an answer (the response window). If your concern still fits this service, a physician reviews it and sends you a secure update after you sign in. When appropriate, non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy, and a basic work or school note can be included at physician discretion.

Your physician

Every visit is personally reviewed by Ankur Fadia, MD. He is board-certified, has extra training in heart care (a cardiology fellowship), and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, a medical honor society. He is licensed in Virginia and West Virginia, and your care is never handed off to someone else.

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Why does the 48-hour window matter?

Flu antivirals (medicines that fight the flu virus) work best when started within about 48 hours of the first symptoms. They can shorten the illness by about a day and may reduce complications (problems caused by the illness). After that window, supportive care (rest and symptom care) is usually the focus, but people at higher risk may still benefit.

Is it flu or COVID?

They can look the same. Testing helps tell them apart, and that can change treatment. If a COVID visit fits better, we will point you there.

When should I go to the ER instead?

Trouble breathing, chest pain or pressure, bluish lips, confusion, or being unable to keep fluids down are emergencies: go to the ER or call 911.

Other conditions we treat

Not quite what you have? Here are other conditions we treat.

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