CLEVELAND -- Do you and your family have a game plan for fighting the flu?

NewsChannel5's Lorna Barrett reported in this week's Simplicity that there are some easy ways to battle the nasty bug.

Robert Wright, a compounding pharmacist at Lee Silsby Pharmacy, suggested drinking a lot of fluids to fight nausea.

"Drink fluids, if you can get them in," he said. "That's why I suggested ginger ale. It stays down before water does. (It's) one of the first things that stays down if you (have) problem there."

Physicians also said that flu sufferers should drink plenty of fluids to fight the dehydration that accompanies flu symptoms.

Another way to fight symptoms is to buy over-the-counter flu medications that come in a variety of forms.

Just make sure that you are careful with your medication choice while on the job, according to doctors.

"Your antihistamines, some of them will cause drowsiness," Wright said. "If you're going to be working a hazardous job, be careful what's in (the medication, because) it might cause drowsiness. Read the label."

Over-the-counter drugs are popular, but if you feel that they just are not cutting it, you may need to pick up a prescribed flu beater.

Dr. Darrell T. Huleez, a pharmacist at University Hospitals of Cleveland, suggested two medicines.

"One is called Tamilflu and the other one is Relenza, and they help to reduce the duration of symptoms," he said.