Covid antiviral pills available from GPs next week

Dr Colm Henry said if Paxlovid is ordered by 4pm it will be delivered before 5pm the next day.

GPs can offer a new treatment for Covid-19 from Tuesday, as the HSE expands access to Pfizer’s Paxlovid tablets outside of hospitals.

However, the tablets must be taken within five days of a positive PCR-test meaning patients will face a race against time as the turnaround between prescribing and delivery of the drug to pharmacies could take 24 hours.