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5 | Drug Type | Indications | Purpose | Strength/Dosage | Source/More Info: | ||
6 | Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir and Ritonavir) | For patients who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 & have symptoms consistent with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 with onset no more than 5 days, and have one or more risk factors for severe COVID. | Paxlovid is a combination of two antiviral medications that are taken together. It works by preventing the COVID-19 virus from making copies of itself in the body. | Two 150-mg tablets of Nirmatrelvir with 100 mg tablets of Ritonavir orally twice daily for 5 days. | 1. Paxlovid - FDA 2. Ritonavir-Boosted Nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) Treatment Guidelines | ||
7 | Molnupiravir | For patients who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 & have symptoms consistent with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 with onset no more than 5 days, and have one or more risk factors for severe COVID - ONLY WHEN Paxlovid in not clinically appropriate. | Molnupiravir blocks the ability of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to replicate by causing changes to the viral RNA at the time of replication. | 800-mg (four 200 mg capsules) orally twice daily for 5 days. | 1. Molnupiravir Fact Sheet 2. Molnupiravir Treatment Guidelines | ||
8 | Metformin & Metformin XR | Adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. | Metformin lowers your blood sugar levels by improving the way your body handles insulin (ie by helping to lower how much sugar is absorbed through your intestines, so that less sugar makes it into your bloodstream). | 500 coated, 1000 coated, 500XR, or 1000XR (dosage varies) | 1. Metformin Coated Tablets Information 2. Metformin Info | ||
9 | Semaglutide | Adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. | Semaglutides are designed to respond when your blood sugar rises, by helping the pancreas to release the right amount of insulin when blood sugar levels are high. Insulin helps move sugar from the blood into other body tissues where it is used for energy. | 0.25mg, 0.5mg, or 1mg injection once weekly | 1. Ozempic - FDA 2. Ozempic Patient Information | ||
10 | Linagliptin | Adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. | Linagliptin helps to control blood sugar levels by increasing substances in the body that make the pancreas release more insulin. It also signals the liver to stop producing sugar (glucose) when there is too much sugar in the blood. | One 5mg tablet daily | 1. Linagliptin - NHS 2. Tradjenta info sheet | ||
11 | Dapagliflozin | Adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. | Dapagliflozin works on your kidneys. It increases the amount of sugar removed from your body when you pee. It can also reduce the amount of work your heart needs to do to pump blood around the body. | One 5mg or 10mg tablet daily | 1. Farxiga Info sheet 2. Dapagliflozin - NHS | ||
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