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Section 7: Antiviral Medication Procurement, Distribution, and Use<br />

<strong>Pandemic</strong> Period – When there is Widespread Transmission of <strong>Pandemic</strong><br />

<strong>Influenza</strong> in the United States<br />

State Health Department:<br />

• Revise the strategies for the use of antivirals as the pandemic progresses,<br />

depending on supplies, on what is learned about the pandemic strain,<br />

susceptibility of the pandemic strain, and on when a vaccine becomes<br />

available.<br />

• Distribute information about changes in the prioritization guidelines, viral<br />

susceptibility, resistance, or supply as available.<br />

• As the pandemic becomes more widespread it will no longer be practical<br />

or useful to prophylax against outbreaks.<br />

• Monitor the amount of people that receive antivirals for prophylaxis to<br />

preserve and extend supplies available to treat those persons at the highest<br />

risk of serious morbidity and death.<br />

• Assist with the acquisition, distribution, and administration of antivirals to<br />

identified priority groups.<br />

• Assist with the distribution and administration of antivirals to identified<br />

and confirmed priority groups.<br />

• Continue mass distribution of antivirals if needed.<br />

Local Health Departments:<br />

• Distribute information about changes in the prioritization guidelines, viral<br />

susceptibility, resistance, or supply as available.<br />

• Assist with the distribution and administration of antivirals to identified<br />

and confirmed priority groups.<br />

• Decrease use of antivirals as needed once a vaccine is available<br />

• Continue mass distribution of antivirals if needed.<br />

Healthcare Partners:<br />

• As the pandemic becomes more widespread treatment decisions are made<br />

more on clinical characteristics and epidemiologic features. Laboratory<br />

confirmation will no longer be necessary.<br />

• Treat those at highest risk of severe illness and death if antiviral supplies<br />

are limited.<br />

• Decrease use of prophylactic antivirals as needed once a vaccine is<br />

available.<br />

• Continue to administer antiviral prophylaxis between the first and second<br />

dose, or until immunity develops if recommended.<br />

• Continue to administer antiviral prophylaxis to those for whom the<br />

vaccine is contraindicated or whose response to the vaccine is likely to be<br />

inadequate.<br />

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