Antiviral prescriptions at retail pharmacies increase by 36% in one week

SDI’s Vector One®: National shows that for the week ending Oct. 16, the number of antiviral prescriptions dispensed at retail pharmacies was 36% higher than the prior week.

Over 502,000 prescriptions were filled for Tamiflu in the week ending Oct. 16, up 37% from just over 367,000 the week before. Prescriptions for Relenza increased 24%, from approximately 6,600 in the week ending Oct. 9 to approximately 8,200 for the week ending Oct. 16.

Antiviral prescriptions have increased each week since the week ending Aug. 21.

At 510,110, the volume of antiviral prescriptions last week is 88% higher than at the highest point last season, during the week ending May 1, when it reached 271,169.

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