When Li’s 83-year-old father with diabetes started coughing and complaining of body aches last month, the Beijing resident became anxious about finding a treatment for COVID-19 in case his parent had caught the virus sweeping the city. He heard at that time that Pfizer’s anti-viral drug Paxlovid was an effective […]
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COVID drug Paxlovid was hailed as a game-changer. What happened?
Tablets of Paxlovid, which reduces risk of severe COVID-19, are inspected by a laboratory technician.Credit: Thomas Hansmann/AP/Shutterstock When clinical trial data for the antiviral drug Paxlovid emerged in late 2021, physicians hailed its astonishing efficacy — a reduction of nearly 90% in the risk of severe COVID-19. But more than […]
A promising new Covid pill shows key advantages over Paxlovid in trial
A staff member sorts medicines at a pharmacy in Huai ‘an, China on Dec. 10, 2022. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images 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 […]
Paxlovid, a drug to treat COVID-19, has been free so far. Next year, patients will have to pay the cost.
Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from being hospitalized or dying, and it may even reduce the risk of developing long COVID. But the government plans to stop footing the bill within […]
Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out
Paxlovid — the only medication people can take at home to treat an active case of Covid — is now being studied as a potential treatment for those who have remained sick months or even years following infection. “There are people out there who are still suffering,” said Dr. Linda […]
For some COVID patients, ‘Paxlovid rebound’ has nothing to do with Paxlovid
This is a story about a COVID-19 medication, a nasty trick the coronavirus sometimes plays on its victims, and how the two became a pandemic couple called “Paxlovid rebound.” It’s also a story about how looks can be deceiving. Americans have been quick to embrace the idea that the antiviral […]
How to get rid of Paxlovid mouth: COVID-19 experts share tips
Share on PinterestPaxlovid mouth, a phenomenon associated with taking the COVID-19 antiviral, is not that common. Design by MNT; Photography by Studio Firma/Stocksy & Taylor Catherine/Stocksy In December 2021 and January 2022, the United States, United Kingdom, and European Medicines Agency approved the use of Paxlovid for treating certain people […]