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Article: SDI Reports: Antiviral Prescriptions Increase 73% in Past Two Weeks.
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- Virus Weekly
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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According to SDI's Vector One[R]: National, antiviral prescriptions rose dramatically last week to over 648,000, an increase of more than 73% in the past two weeks. Antiviral prescriptions have climbed each week since the week ending Aug. 21, but the increases in the past two weeks have been significant (see also SDI).
Over 640,000 prescriptions were filled for Tamiflu in the week ending Oct. 23, up more than 28% from just over 502,000 the week before.
At 648,000, the volume of antiviral prescriptions last week was higher than at any point last season, and approximately 40% higher than the most active antiviral prescription week during the spring pandemic ...