Tell your healthcare professional about all current medical conditions and medications
This will help your healthcare professional determine if PAXLOVID is right for you, if you need a different dose of PAXLOVID, or if you need to stop or change the dose of any other medicines you take.
It is very important to come with a list of all the medicines you take, including over-the-counter and prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements
- Your healthcare professional can tell you if it's safe to take PAXLOVID with other medicines
- You can ask your healthcare professional or pharmacist for a list of medicines that interact with PAXLOVID
- Don't start taking a new medicine without telling your healthcare professional
Prepare for your appointment by knowing if you:
- Are allergic to nirmatrelvir, ritonavir, or any of the other ingredients in PAXLOVID
- Have liver or kidney problems, including hepatitis (bring your latest lab results, if possible)
- Have Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV-1) infection. PAXLOVID may lead to some HIV-1 medicines not working as well in the future
- Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if PAXLOVID can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you are or if you become pregnant
- Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. PAXLOVID can pass into your breast milk. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby during treatment with PAXLOVID
- Take a hormonal birth control medicine. PAXLOVID can affect how some birth controls work, so be sure to ask your healthcare professional if you need to use a different or an additional form of contraception