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Socioeconomic impact of seasonal (epidemic) influenza and the role of over-the-counter medicines.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
- Socioeconomic impacts of airborne and droplet-borne infectious diseases on industries: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Characteristics of children with influenza admitted to a pediatric hospital in Greece during the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 seasons.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Observational
- Trends and factors influencing over-the-counter cold and cough medication sales in Guangzhou, China: 2011-2017.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Changes of public behavior alter weather-dependent strain on emergency medical services.World journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Monitoring OTC drug sales for early detection of respiratory infectious disease outbreaks.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Epidemiological landscape of androgenetic alopecia in the US: An All of Us cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Factors associated to the presence of headache in patients with influenza infection and its consequences: a 2010-2020 surveillance-based study.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Observational
- A Detailed Analysis of the Past 20 Years of US FDA-Approved Prescription to Over-the-Counter Switches.Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science · 2023Article
- Impact of pension income on healthcare utilization of older adults in rural China.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- Antiviral plant-derived natural products to combat RNA viruses: Targets throughout the viral life cycle.Letters in applied microbiology · 2022Review
- Influenza vaccination coverage in pediatric population in Italy: an analysis of recent trends.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Economic impact of acute respiratory disease pandemics: A scoping review.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2022Article
- Nanovaccine Delivery Approaches and Advanced Delivery Systems for the Prevention of Viral Infections: From Development to Clinical Application.Pharmaceutics · 2021Review
- Human Influenza Epidemiology.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine · 2021Review
- Two-stage prediction model for in-hospital mortality of patients with influenza infection.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Inorganic and Polymeric Nanoparticles for Human Viral and Bacterial Infections Prevention and Treatment.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Identification of affective valence of Twitter generated sentiments during the COVID-19 outbreak.Social network analysis and mining · 2021Article
- Dynamic Propagation and Impact of Pandemic Influenza A (2009 H1N1) in Children: A Detailed Review.Current microbiology · 2020Review
- The impact of influenza infection on young children, their family and the health care system.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2019Article
- Probiotics Reduce Health Care Cost and Societal Impact of Flu-Like Respiratory Tract Infections in the USA: An Economic Modeling Study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2019Article
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Abstract
The substantial economic impact of influenza on society results primarily from lost work time and reduced productivity of patients and caregivers and increased use of medical resources. Additionally, since the 1980s, aging of the US population has meant rising influenza-related morbidity and mortality. According to the most current published data on this topic, in 2003 the total economic burden of influenza epidemics in the USA across all age groups was US$87.1 billion. As of February 2013, overall vaccine effectiveness for the 2012/2013 season was estimated to be 56 %. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases has concluded that more effective vaccines and vaccination strategies are needed. Moderate efficacy of the influenza vaccine, continued questions regarding the value of treatment with antivirals, and a growing self-care movement have led to increased use of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, which play a vital role in managing symptoms associated with mild to moderate influenza and provide an estimated US$102 billion in annual savings for the US healthcare system. A primary benefit to society of using OTC medicines to manage influenza is decreased use of the healthcare system, thereby mitigating the socioeconomic burden of influenza. Considering the stresses placed on the US healthcare system and the substantial productivity losses resulting from seasonal influenza as well as the growing self-care movement, OTC medicines will play an important role in the course of future influenza epidemics.
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