With COVID-19 cases again on the upswing, the antiviral Paxlovid has been slow to gain traction among patients and doctors even though the medication reduces hospitalizations and deaths. A recent ...

Paxlovid is likely the most common initial prescription treatment for COVID-19 in the USA. It works by preventing the virus from entering new (uninfected) cells. I've seen claims that the side effect ...

Paxlovid contains ritonavir, a part of some HIV treatments that's known to cause this side effect. There are no good solutions to mask the taste, and patients should be prepared to endure it. At first ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I foolishly was in a crowded indoor location and got COVID (for the third time). I thought about getting Paxlovid. But I figured, heck, I’m healthy and vaccinated; I’ll just tough it ...

Paxlovid, an antiviral treatment for people at high risk of severe disease who have mild to moderate cases of COVID-19, is effective against the latest COVID-19 variant. Experts recommend that people ...

The majority of people who contract COVID-19 don't need to seek treatment and can typically battle the infection on their own, but that's not always the case, and there are various treatments ...

A new antiviral pill for Covid was found to be as effective as Paxlovid at curbing mild to moderate illness among people at high risk of severe disease in a Phase 3 trial in China. The results, ...

The commercials make it sound so simple: "If it's COVID, Paxlovid." But the slogan, catchy though it may be, belies a harsher reality that some public health and elected officials have long ...

As soon as doctors determined on Thursday that President Biden had Covid-19, the White House doctor put him on the antiviral Paxlovid. Considered a game-changer when it was authorized in December ...

Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid is safe and effective at treating adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of progressing to severe disease, including hospitalization ...