Paxlovid for COVID-19: 'How Does that Work?!' - PHARMACIST Fi - Medicine Safety

PHARMACIST Fi shares the fascinating ways a medicine with the brand name Paxlovid works.

Please make sure you watch PHARMACIST Fi's main videos on Paxlovid:

'Part 1' (via the following link) looks at ways you and your doctor can try to avoid Paxlovid interactions with some medicines or herbal medicines:
   • PAXLOVID for COVID-19 (Part 1 - Main ...  

& 'Part 2 - How to Take' - because the way Paxlovid is taken makes a big difference to whether it works or not:
   • Paxlovid for COVID-19 (Part 2 - How t...  

Here is the link to the PHARMACIST Fi video about CMIs (a CMI is 'Consumer Medicine Information', which is called a 'Medication Guide' in the U.S.A. or 'Patient Information Leaflet' (PIL) in the U.K.; each medicine has a CMI, which either comes with the medicine, or can be printed or emailed to you by a pharmacist or doctor):
   • #2: Why You Need a CMI for Each Medic...  

Here is a link to the Australian Paxlovid CMI created June 2022 (which is the current version on 6th October 2022 when this was posted) - but ask your pharmacist for the latest CMI if Paxlovid is ever prescribed for you, in case the CMI gets changed before then:
https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/...

If you would like more in-depth scientific info about Paxlovid, here is a link to the Australian Paxlovid Product Information (revised 20 July 2022, and current 6th October 2022) - but remember to ask your pharmacist for the latest product information if you ever need Paxlovid - in case the info in this document may be changed due to new research in the coming months or years:
https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/...

The rules around who is eligible for Paxlovid may vary between countries and over time (for example, Australian rules just changed a few months ago), but the general overall theme expressed in the Australian CMI July 2022 is that Paxlovid is currently "used to treat COVID-19 in adults who are at increased risk of hospitalization or death", and Paxlovid Product Information July 2022 states it "should be taken as soon as possible after a diagnosis of COVID-19 has been made and within 5 days symptoms onset".
Your doctor and pharmacist will have access to the eligibility criteria in your country, which might change over time (for example: due to new research findings).

Here is a link to a PHARMACIST Fi video about medicine interactions (this video has general info and is not specific to Paxlovid), in case it may also be of interest to you:
   • #3: Why You Need a Medicine Interacti...  

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