Khalil credits COVID-19 antivirals with saving his life but doctors say many patients are missing out

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Doctors fear some patients who qualify for antiviral treatments for COVID-19 aren't registering their positive results or are waiting too long to get help, missing out on life-saving medication.

Key points:The peak doctors' body says people are missing the five-day window of when the medication must be takenThey say patients could be missed because rapid antigen tests are not picking up infections early enough or because people are not registering their positive results.

"Partly because of a lack of awareness but partly because we only have a five-day window from when the symptoms start to be able to give them these medications." to people aged over 70, those who are immunocompromised, over-50s with two risk factors or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people aged over 30.

"Every day the nurses delivered the medication. They offered to get me food. I just can't find how to thank them."Dr Moy is particularly concerned about a reliance on rapid antigen tests that are done at home.It means by the time patients seek medical help, it's often too late to prescribe antivirals.

 

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No discussion of the side effect. Ever wonder why anti vaxxer or patient missing out exist. If a doctor prescribing a medication but failed to discuss the feature AND side effects would that be ethical? Don't get me wrong, it's good to have anti viral but where is the contra?

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