PAXLOVID™ is an investigational medicine used to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and children [12 years of age and older weighing at least 88 pounds (40 kg)] with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) viral testing who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death.
Patients with the following medical conditions are considered high risk for progression to severe COVID-19 according to the CDC (Note: Paxlovid has not been studied in pregnancy and is not recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women at this time.). Due to supply limitations, criteria for who is able to get prescribed Paxlovid may vary by state.
- Cancer
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic liver disease
- Chronic lung diseases
- Asthma, if it’s moderate to severe
- Bronchiectasis (thickening of the lungs airways)
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (chronic lung disease affecting newborns)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including emphysema and chronic bronchitis
- Having damaged or scarred lung tissue such as interstitial lung disease (including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)
- Cystic fibrosis, with or without lung or other solid organ transplant
- Pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lungs)
- Pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs)
- Dementia or other neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
- Diabetes (type 1 or type 2)
- Down Syndrome
- Heart conditions
- heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- cardiomyopathies
- high blood pressure (hypertension)
- HIV infection
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system)
- Prolonged use of corticosteroids
- Primary immunodeficiency caused by genetic defects
- Some Mental health conditions
- mood disorders, including depression
- schizophrenia spectrum disorders
- Overweight and obesity
- Overweight (defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2 but < 30 kg/m2)
- obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 but < 40 kg/m2)
- severe obesity (BMI of ≥ 40 kg/m2)
- Pregnancy
- Sickle cell disease or thalassemia
- Smoking, current or former
- Solid organ or blood stem cell transplant
- Stroke or cerebrovascular disease, which affects blood flow to the brain
- Substance use disorders
- Tuberculosis