https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/ln4029e.pdf
https://www.fda.gov/media/155051/download
Who should generally not take PAXLOVID?
Do not take PAXLOVID if:
• You are allergic to nirmatrelvir, ritonavir, or any of the ingredients in PAXLOVID.
• You are taking any of the following medicines:
Alfuzosin
Pethidine, piroxicam, propoxyphene
Ranolazine
Amiodarone, dronedarone, flecainide, propafenone, quinidine
Colchicine
Lurasidone, pimozide, clozapine
Dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, methylergonovine
Lovastatin, simvastatin
Sildenafil (Revatio®) for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
Triazolam, oral midazolam
Apalutamide
Carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin
Rifampin
St. John’s Wort (hypericum perforatum)
What are the important possible side effects of PAXLOVID?
Possible side effects of PAXLOVID are:
• Liver Problems. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of
these signs and symptoms of liver problems: loss of appetite, yellowing of your
skin and the whites of eyes (jaundice), dark-colored urine, pale colored stools
and itchy skin, stomach area (abdominal) pain.
• Resistance to HIV Medicines. If you have untreated HIV infection, PAXLOVID
may lead to some HIV medicines not working as well in the future.
• Other possible side effects include:
altered sense of taste
diarrhea
high blood pressure
muscle aches
These are not all the possible side effects of PAXLOVID. Not many people have taken
PAXLOVID. Serious and unexpected side effects may happen. PAXLOVID is still being
studied, so it is possible that all of the risks are not known at this time.
