“How will this effect me?”
I tested positive for covid. I was given 5 Pfizer pills and I have taken all but 1. I lost the 5th one. I dropped it and can't find it. How will it affect me not taking 1 of the pills for having covid?
Female | 26 years old
Complaint duration: 1 day
Medications: Zoloft, Pfizer pills
Conditions: Covid
3 Answers
Thanks for the question. Although no one knows the effect of missing the last dose, you will likely have the protective effect of the course of medicine.
You will be fine.
The only Pfizer pills for COVID are a brand called Paxlovid. The dose is 3 pills twice daily or 2 pills twice daily depending on kidney function. I do not know what you were "given" but I am not able to answer the question. You must speak with the one who prescribed the medication ASAP.
Carl Lauter MD, MACP, FAAAAI, FIDSA
Section Head, Section of Allergy and Immunology
Member, Section of Infectious Diseases
Professor, OUWB School of Medicine
William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
3535 West 13 Mile, Suite 605
Royal Oak, Michigan 48073
Mobile 2488912451
Patient Office 2485510495
Fax 2485517268
Carl.lauter@beaumont.edu
Carl Lauter MD, MACP, FAAAAI, FIDSA
Section Head, Section of Allergy and Immunology
Member, Section of Infectious Diseases
Professor, OUWB School of Medicine
William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
3535 West 13 Mile, Suite 605
Royal Oak, Michigan 48073
Mobile 2488912451
Patient Office 2485510495
Fax 2485517268
Carl.lauter@beaumont.edu
