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I don't know about the efficacy of acyclovir (or any other antiviral agent) as an anti-influenza therapeutic agent. Perhaps some more knowledgeable pharmaceutical people than I can weigh-in in that regard. In theory it sound plausible, but I believe there's more too it than that: specifically certain protein replicating inhibitors.

With respect to your regimin, you say it cost you $30 per regimin. Was that the post-exposure regimin, or the 42 day preventative prophalaxis regimin? Normal 5 day regimin is 2 75 mg tablets taken for 5 days duration. 2 x 5 = 10, so $30 would be about $3.00 ea.

I believe it would be prudent to get the 65 day 'script (42 days for the preventative prophalaxis and 20 for the double dose/duration after-exposure prophalaxis). If the doc won't prescribe, then go somewhere else. Another thing to consider, what other pharmaceuticals might one require. Because when the pandemic hits, there aint gonna be anything at the pharmacy (and there certainly aint gonna be any pharmacists there). SO if one needs Lipitor, beta-blockers, anti-psych medication, insulin, etc. I believe it would be prudent to get a 3 month script NOW for all of that. If localized epidemics begin to crop up, I'd get them 'scripts filled pronto NO MATTER WHAT THEY COST.

The last place anybody wants to be during a pandemic is at a pharmacy or in a doctor's office.

I had two consecutive prescriptions, 3 pills a day for 15 days x 2...so I took 3 pills a day for 30 days, cost was $60...

That is what the doctor prescribed to me...

My wife was taking an anti-emetic drug during pregnancy, $30 for the prescription, list price without insurance was $900 a month for the medicine, she was on it up until the 8th month.