Household Influenza Transmission and Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Patients Treated with Baloxavir vs Oseltamivir : A United States Outpatient Prospective Survey

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INTRODUCTION: Influenza is a common, seasonal infectious disease with broad medical, economic, and social consequences. Real-world evidence on the effect of influenza treatment on household transmission and healthcare resource utilization is limited in outpatient settings in the USA. This study examined the real-world effectiveness of baloxavir vs oseltamivir in reducing influenza household transmission and healthcare resource utilization.

METHODS: This prospective electronic survey on patient-reported outcomes was conducted between October 2022 and May 2023 via CVS Pharmacy in the USA. Adult participants (≥ 18 years old) were eligible if they filled a prescription for baloxavir or oseltamivir at a CVS Pharmacy within 2 days of influenza symptom onset. Participant demographics, household transmission, and all-cause healthcare resource utilization were collected. Transmission and utilization outcomes were assessed using χ2 and Fisher exact tests.

RESULTS: Of 87,871 unique patients contacted, 1346 (1.5%) consented. Of 374 eligible patients, 286 (90 baloxavir- and 196 oseltamivir-treated patients) completed the survey and were included in the analysis. Mean age of participants was 45.4 years, 65.6% were female, and 86.7% were White. Lower household transmission was observed with baloxavir compared with oseltamivir therapy (17.8% vs 26.5%; relative risk = 0.67; 95% CI 0.41-1.11). Healthcare resource utilization, particularly emergency department visits (0.0% vs 4.6%), was also numerically lower in the baloxavir-treated group; no hospitalizations were reported in either cohort.

CONCLUSIONS: The findings from this real-world study suggest that antiviral treatment of influenza with baloxavir may decrease household transmission and reduce healthcare resource utilization compared with oseltamivir.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Infectious diseases and therapy - (2024) vom: 14. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Best, Jennie H [VerfasserIn]
Sadeghi, Mitra [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Xiaowu [VerfasserIn]
Seetasith, Arpamas [VerfasserIn]
Albensi, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Joshi, Seema [VerfasserIn]
Zervos, Marcus J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Baloxavir
Influenza
Journal Article
Oseltamivir
Real-world data
Transmission

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Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1007/s40121-024-00937-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369734769