Covid-19 antiviral treatment (Paxlovid)

The NHS offers treatment to people with COVID-19 who are at the highest risk of becoming seriously ill. You would be eligible for COVID-19 treatment without being admitted to hospital if all of the following apply:

• you’re aged 12 or over
• you’re at highest risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19, these include;
  • Patients with Down’s Syndrome and other chromosomal disorders known to affect immune competence
  • Solid cancers
  • Solid organ transplant recipients
  • Haematological diseases or HSCT recipients
  • Immune-mediated inflammatory disorders
  • Immune deficiencies 
  • Renal disease
  • Liver disease
    • Paxlovid is contraindicated in patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class C)¹
  • HIV / AIDS 
  • Respiratory conditions
  • Neurological disorders
• you have symptoms of COVID-19 less than 5 days since onset
• you have tested positive for COVID-19

You may be able to pick up free rapid lateral flow test kits from your local pharmacy. Find out about how to get tests from a pharmacy if you’re eligible for COVID-19 treatments. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM YOUR GP.

If you have tested positive and you have been unable to get in touch with your GP to make the referral for antiviral treatment, you can contact Fylde Coast Medical Services (FCMS), the provider for the Covid response in Lancashire and South Cumbria via email fcms.casadmin@nhs.net or call 0300 033 6433