Plus, what to do when you start to feel better..and then worse again.
First of all, don’t panic. The risk of Paxlovid rebound isa reason to not take Paxlovid. We’ve asked our infectious disease experts about everything you need to know about this phenomenon, and what to do if it happens to you., an infectious diseases specialist at Memorial Hermann Hospital. “It is a combination drug containing nirmatrelvir and ritonavir. Nirmatrelvir inhibits viral replication and ritonavir helps to boost that effect,” she explains.
. Paxlovid is for mild to moderate COVID, adds Dr. Yancey. “[Paxlovid] is mostly used in the outpatient setting, while drugs like remdesivir are used on hospitalized patients,” she clarifies.After Paxlovid came to the market and people started using it, some patients would get better and then after feeling better, they would feel recurrent symptoms and wouldafter testing negative for COVID, says Dr.
If a Paxlovid rebound occurs, it can happen two to eight days after completing the five-day course of Paxlovid, adds Dr. Kunza. “The symptoms are generally mild, and they do not warrant a second round of Paxlovid.”What you might not know is that a rebound from COVID-19 can occur with or without the use of Paxlovid, says Dr. Kunza.
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