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W_HAMILTON

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1. I wonder why we can't basically give these out...

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2022, 05:06 AM

Oct 2022

...to have on hand to use in case of a COVID infection? I imagine they won't expire for at least a year. Why not basically pre-prescribe them to at risk people so that if they take an at-home test and determine they have COVID, they can go ahead and start the regimen? Is it that risky to take? In assume not. Is it that expensive that it is cost prohibitive to have a supply on hand like that? That I don't know...

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NY Times: The Power of Paxlovid [View all] Tomconroy Oct 2022 OP

I wonder why we can't basically give these out... W_HAMILTON Oct 2022 #1

My doctor wants me to have it on hand when I go to Ireland Tomconroy Oct 2022 #2

Yes, that's what I'm referring to. W_HAMILTON Oct 2022 #4

Paxlovid can have dangerous interactions with some of the most common medications for cardiovascular Celerity Oct 2022 #3

Yes Sympthsical Oct 2022 #5