The flu season is in full swing, as Luis Calvo, who has the flu noticed while he waited in the packed waiting room at the at the Franklin Medical Clinic for hours to see a doctor.

Doctor Andres Enriquez at the Franklin Medical Clinic says his waiting room was so packed that for most of the day there was standing room only and some people actually had to wait outside of the building.

According to Dr. Enriquez 90 percent of the patients he saw on Christmas Eve had the flu like Luis.

And it is not just Dr Enriquez that is seeing more patients. In fact 24 hour pharmacies like Walgreen's saw longer lines this holiday weekend.

"We have seen an exceptional increase in people with various respiratory complaints the reason why we know it appears to be a flu problem is because there has been an increase of people with prescriptions for Tami-flu," says Allen Hrich, a Walgreen's Pharmacist.

But, flu patients not only lined-up to get Tami-flu, they are also looked for other drugs like Suda-fed which you used to be able to get off the shelf, but because of the meth problem you now have to get it from a pharmacist.

Still, it is these few places that are writing prescriptions, and filling them up, that are making the holidays a little brighter for those like Luis who are suffering from the flu.

"I think I will take my medicine and forget about it by the evening hopefully with some presents," says Luis Calvo, patient at Franklin Medical Clinic.