This is everything you need to know about the COVID-19 pill and who is eligible to take it.
The Pfizer pill or Paxlovid, is a combination of two medications called nirmatrelvir and ritonavir.
If prescribed, the drug is an oral antiviral pill that can be taken from home twice a day, for five days in combination with a second medicine called ritonavir, a generic antiviral. The pill will not prevent anyone from testing positive for COVID-19, it only prevents moderate to severe illness in patients who have already tested positive. Most common side effects from clinical trials were bad taste in the mouth for 6 percent of participants and diarrhea for 3 percent.
If you do qualify for Paxlovid, the drug series needs to be started as soon as possible after you test positive, and within five days of symptom onset. board-certified pediatrician, neonatologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. “ Another factor that has made this drug’s rollout slower is the lengthy process to make the drug. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the President of the United Statesthat he hopes to work with the company to find or create a shorter process.
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