Paxlovid is currently the most effective oral antiviral available for Covid. Here’s everything you need to know. Via WIREDUK
When US president Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 in July, he was prescribed Paxlovid—an antiviral that helps the body fight off the virus. This prescription drug can be taken outside of a hospital, meaning that highly vulnerable people, if infected, can use it at home to stop themselves from developing severe and potentially life-threatening Covid symptoms.
Since then, Paxlovid has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, and the United Nations struck a deal with manufacturers to produce a generic version of it so that millions of doses can be supplied to low- and middle-income countries, beginning in April 2022.Developed by global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Paxlovid is a combination therapy, which means it contains two different drugs: nirmatrelvir and ritonavir.