Ontario's pharmacists can now prescribe the antiviral medication Paxlovid to help treat COVID-19.
This medicine helps reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms and the amount of time it takes to recover.
Eligibility for Paxlovid includes:
You can visit your local pharmacy to get a prescription. All you need to do is fill out a short form below. You can book your appointment in person or virtually.
This medicine helps reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms and the amount of time it takes to recover.
Eligibility for Paxlovid includes:
- Symptoms that are consistent with COVID-19;
- A positive lab-based PCR, rapid molecular, or rapid antigen test (including rapid tests done at home);
- The prescribing occurs within five days of symptom onset;
- The individual receiving the prescription is;
- 60 years of age or older
- 18 years of age or older and is immunocompromised
- 18 to 59 years old and at a higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes including having chronic medical conditions (such as diabetes, heart, or lung disease) or inadequate immunity against COVID-19 (i.e., not up-to-date on vaccines).
You can visit your local pharmacy to get a prescription. All you need to do is fill out a short form below. You can book your appointment in person or virtually.
