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PAXLOVID is taken orally, twice daily for 5 days1Treatment should begin as soon as possible following a positive COVID-19 test and ≤5 days of symptom onset.For 5 consecutive days1 Morning Dose
  • Two pink 150-mg tablets of 
    ​​​​nirmatrelvir
  • One white 100-mg tablet of ritonavir

Patients should take all 3 tablets together.

 Evening Dose
  • Two pink 150-mg tablets of 
    nirmatrelvir
  • One white 100-mg tablet of ritonavir

Patients should take all 3 tablets together.

PAXLOVID dosing instructions1
  • PAXLOVID can be taken with or without food
  • The tablets should be swallowed whole and not chewed, broken, or crushed
  • Patients must complete the full treatment course, even if they begin to feel better
  • If a dose of PAXLOVID is missed within 8 hours of the time it is usually taken, the patient should take it as soon as possible and resume the normal dosing schedule. If the patient misses a dose by more than 8 hours, the patient should not take the missed dose and instead take the next dose at the regularly scheduled time. The patient should not double the dose to make up for a missed dose
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  1. PAXLOVID Summary of Product Characteristics. https://www.medicines.ie/medicines/paxlovid-150-mg-100-mg-film-coated-tablets-35210/spc (Accessed October 2023).
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