COVID-19 Oral Antiviral
hOW TO Prescribe Medications
IF YOU ARE A PRESCRIBER:
These medications should only be prescribed to patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection, AND within 5 days of symptom onset.
- Confirm that the patient:
- Meets eligibility criteria as determined by the FDA EUA
- Is COVID-19 positive, and
- Is within 5 days of symptom onset
- For more information about using these oral antivirals in clinical practice, providers should visit the NIH website for the most updated treatment guidelines.
- Check for medication availability using the searchable COVID Therapeutics Locator maps:
- Find pharmacies that carry the antivirals: https://covid-19-therapeutics-locator-dhhs.hub.arcgis.com/
- Test to Treat options: https://covid-19-test-to-treat-locator-dhhs.hub.arcgis.com/
- If you or your patient is having difficulty using this website, please call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489) to get help in English, Spanish, and more than 150 other languages. Operating hours is 7 days a week from 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM PST.
- Send the prescription electronically to the pharmacy with inventory
IF YOU ARE A PATIENT:
- Contact your healthcare provider to see if this medication is right for you
- Paxlovid: FACT SHEET FOR PATIENTS, PARENTS, AND CAREGIVERS EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION (EUA) OF PAXLOVID FOR CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) (fda.gov)
- Molnupiravir: FACT SHEET FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION (EUA) OF MOLNUPIRAVIR (fda.gov)
- Prescriptions can only be ordered by your doctor and available at specific pharmacies
- Pick up your medication within 24 hours (one calendar day) from the same pharmacy that your doctor called to provide the prescription