GPs set to prescribe new antivirals to prevent COVID-19 progression
The approval broadens the drug options to keep patients out of hospital, health authorities say
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GPs will soon have the option of prescribing two new oral antivirals for patients with COVID-19 following TGA approval, Minister for Health Greg Hunt has confirmed.
The drugs, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) and molnupiravir (Lagevrio) are indicated for patients with COVID-19 in the community who are at increased risk of requiring hospitalisation.