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The WHO recommendations on which medications should or should not be used to treat Covid-19 are continuously updated. As of July 2022, WHO strongly recommended for non-severe cases nirmatrelvir and ritonavir , and recommended conditionally Molnupiravir , Sotrovimab and Remdesivir .
Side effects of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir include changes in sense of taste , diarrhea, high blood pressure (hypertension), and muscle pain . [10] In December 2021, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted nirmatrelvir/ritonavir emergency use authorization (EUA) to treat COVID‑19.
The most common side effect in people with COVID‑19 is nausea. [13] Side effects may include liver inflammation and an infusion-related reaction with nausea, low blood pressure, and sweating. [24] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication. [25]
The choice between the drugs is to a large degree determined by the characteristics of the patient being prescribed for, the drugs' side effects, and cost. Most drugs have other uses; sometimes the presence of other symptoms can warrant the use of one particular antihypertensive. Examples include: Age can affect the choice of medications.
Two blood pressure-lowering drug classes, called ACE inhibitors and ARBs, came under scrutiny after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in April that 72% of hospitalized ...
At the start of the pandemic, there was concern that certain drugs for high blood pressure might be linked with worse outcomes for COVID-19 patients. Because of how the drugs work, it was feared ...
Antiviral drugs are different from antibiotics. Flu antiviral drugs are different from antiviral drugs used to treat other infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Antiviral drugs prescribed to treat COVID-19 are not approved or authorized to treat flu. [1]
And these are the most common potential side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine: Pain, swelling, and redness on the arm where the shot was given. Fatigue. Headache. Muscle pain. Chills. Nausea.