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You can go to the Paxlovid website and learn which medications are contraindicated if you are taking Paxlovid. Next time I see my pharmacist I want to confirm with her the following: I am taking Atorvastatin. I understand I can’t take this and Paxlovid at the same time. For the time that I’m taking Paxlovid, do I just go off Atorvastatin for the same time period?

I don’t want to wait until I’m sick and ask these questions. I have learned which pharmacies in town have Paxlovid so I can go immediately and get it after it’s been prescribed for me.

I wish I could have Paxlovid on hand in case I test positive.

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In fact, I got the list of drugs that interact with Paxlovid from the Pfizer Internet site. I too am on Atorvastatin (Lipitor) 80mg. I asked another Cardiologist on 5/13/22 what to do and he said I could interrupt the Atorvastain/Lipitor during the Paxlovid treatment if I should need to take it because I catch Covid. My understanding is that Paxlovid is not intended for all individuals, but just for individuals at a higher risk for serious disease. In February I took Merck's antiviral Molnupiravir, and it helped. I was recovering from lung surgery one month before, and my cough became very congested. Also, my recovery seemed to be slowing. Mulnupiravir is also a five day dose. It helped immediately for my cough. Fortunately, I had mild case of Covid (I had 2 first shots and one booster of Pfizer four months before I tested positive)