U.S. pharmacists can now prescribe Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill to at-risk people, FDA says – National | Globalnews.ca
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it authorized state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer Inc’s PFE.N COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid, to eligible patients. Use of the pill, authorized to treat newly infected, at-risk people to prevent severe illness, has jumped in recent weeks as infections rise. “Since Paxlovid must be taken within five days after symptoms begin, … Read more
