Table 2.

Most Cost-Beneficial Treatment Strategy for Each Antiviral Drug

Drug PrescribedNo Treatment %Test Before Treatment %Empiric Treatment %
Note: Based on probability that a high-risk patient has influenza: population probability where strategy is most cost-beneficial.
Amantadine<5--≥5
Rimantadine<11--≥11
Zanamivir<19≥19 but ≤28>28
Oseltamivir<22≥22 but ≤36>36