Order of Class A and Class B special drugs increases nearly 9 times, national influenza reaches an epidemic level.

The weather is cold, making respiratory diseases such as the flu easily spread. Recent monitoring data released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the overall level of influenza in China has reached a moderate level, with some provinces reaching a high level. As the number of patients increases, medical, disease control, educational institutions, and other organizations in various regions are taking multiple measures to respond. The person in charge of purchasing medicine on a certain platform introduced that in the past week, the orders for influenza antiviral drugs have increased nearly 9 times compared to the same period in October, with a high increase in orders for Maravir, with a weekly growth rate of approximately 80%, and a weekly growth rate of over 40% for Oseltamivir orders. During interviews, responsible persons from multiple internet pharmaceutical e-commerce platforms and offline pharmacies all stated that the overall supply of influenza-related drugs this year is sufficient, and they advised consumers to respond rationally and not to stockpile medicines blindly.