Paxlovid is an antiviral therapy that consists of two separate medications packaged together. When you take your three-pill dose, two of those pills will be nirmatrelvir, which inhibits a key enzyme that the COVID virus requires in order to make functional virus particles.

Paxlovid is the fourth drug - and first oral antiviral pill - approved by the FDA to treat COVID-19 in adults.

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How to treat COVID-19 symptoms at home

• get lots of rest.
• drink plenty of fluids (water is best) to avoid dehydration – drink enough so your pee is light yellow and clear.
• take paracetamol or ibuprofen if you feel uncomfortable.

Nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (Paxlovid). This antiviral drug combination slows infection by disrupting the virus's ability to replicate in your body. For most patients, the treatment consists of taking three pills twice a day for five days. You must start treatment within five days of developing COVID symptoms.

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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by FDA, but has been authorized for emergency use by FDA, under an EUA to prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for use in individuals aged 6 months through 11 years of age.

Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets co-packaged with ritonavir tablets) is an FDA-approved medicine to treat adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death.

Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir co-packaged with ritonavir) is an oral antiviral drug that should be initiated as soon as possible within 5 days of symptom onset. Paxlovid is available for patients by prescription only.

Use medications containing guaifenesin, such as Robitussin, Mucinex, and Vicks 44E. keeping you from getting rest. Coughing is useful because it brings up mucus from the lungs and helps prevent bacterial infections.

At-home treatment Most people who become sick with COVID-19 will only have mild illness and can get better at home. Symptoms might last a few days. People who have the virus might feel better in about a week.