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by moshegramovsky 480 days ago
I have quite a bit of anecdata that Paxlovid works very well in helping very sick elderly people stay out of the hospital.
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I’ve had Covid 5 times— I’m pretty familiar with how it progresses. The most recent time was the most severe— I went to the ER with a temp of 103 with ibuprofen. Got Paxlovid— the major symptoms nearly switched off like flipping a light switch. Of course there’s a possibility it would have done that anyway, but I’m sure as hell going to take it again if necessary.
I definitely will take it again, no question. It worked really well for me. Side effects weren't too bad either.
Dealing with the drug interactions when prescribing paxlovid j find to be a bloody nightmare. Must have handed it out like 10 times in my last run of shifts
Yes, but these drugs (and the vaccines) don't make nearly as much money if only taken by those with high risk profiles.
The copays were pretty expensive! On the order of $400.00.