Since July, Paxlovid has been available in infectious disease clinics and intended only for high-risk patients.
But the recommendations have now been updated.
"No under-medicine"
But it is still not intended that everyone should take the tablets:
- They are for those who have a serious illness, or risk of serious illness.
With milder covid-19, you recover just as quickly with these medicines as without.
It's not a sub-medicine, but it can slow down the virus for people who develop a serious illness or are at high risk of it, says Margareta Danelius, chief physician at Capio.
Pfizer stands behind it
The medicine should prevent the virus from multiplying in the cells and reduce the risk of hospitalization.
Pfizer is behind it.
According to a study, the risk of hospitalization was reduced by 89 percent, writes CNN.
The tablets should be taken as soon as possible after the diagnosis is made and within five days of the onset of symptoms.
The course lasts for five days.