To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many courses of antivirals have been dispensed for the treatment of swine flu; and how many of these have been given to (a) patients with swine flu and (b) contacts of patients with swine influenza as prophylaxis. (284197)

As at 2 July 2009, data from the Health Protection Agency’s fluzone database showed that:

the number of antivirals dispensed to patients with swine flu influenza was 6,138; and

the number of antivirals dispensed to contacts of patients with swine influenza as prophylaxis was 10,363.