IMS Health FAN for ANZ
March 10, 2014
Flu/Cold/Respirator y
Activity Notification (FAN) is a
global tracking and projection
system focusing on respiratory
illness allowing the identification
of significant national and regional
changes in patient severity.
IMS Health Australia is now
coming online with the system.
The report is delivered in
syndicated weekly reports that
track the number of people
affected by current and future
cough/cold/flu and general
respiratory illness at the national
level and across eight defined
Australian regions and three
defined New Zealand regions
representing the major cities.
FAN has been available in the
USA, Canada and Europe for more
than 30 years and has recently
become available in Latin America.
Commercially, FAN’s reports
have been used to predict changes
in demand for both over-thecounter
products and selected
prescriptions, such as antibiotics,
throughout the year.
The report can track symptom
presentation, specifically cough,
sore throat, fever, nasal congestion,
and flu-like symptoms at a national
level.
It also provides a visual
representation of four severity
levels expressed as a FAN status
level, or market demand indicator,
for each of the markets tracked in
Australia and New Zealand.
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