This episode continues our discussion on the important new COVID treatment Paxlovid. Covered in this program are issues such as resistance, drug-to-drug interactions, the recommended course of treatment and impact on patient care.

Guest speaker: Stacy Lauderdale, PharmD, BCPS Senior Director, Drug Information Vizient

Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Principal, Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient

Show Notes:

[00:49] Resistance to Paxlovid

[01:38] Patient candidates for Paxlovid

[03:09] Contraindications and drug interactions

[02:47] Whether or not to get flu vaccines

[06:00] Latest studies/trials

[07:04] Prescribing issues

[08:43] “Paxlovid Mouth”

[09:10] Stop dispensing Paxlovid like Pez

Links | Resources:

To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com

Stacy’s email address: stacy.lauderdale@vizientinc.com

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