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CVS was severalPeople's favorite pharmacy For decades, but in recent years, more and more of us have turned to this health care business in the middle of the cocovio pandemic. Since 2020, CVS has administered59 million vaccinations coche and distributed more than54 million coated tests to people across the country. But even if the cocovated situation has improved, the company does not let go. Now CVS finally allows patients to do something important in 9,000 pharmacy sites in the United States, read the rest to discover the major change in your local CV.

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Many of us have put the pandemic in the rear view mirror, but we may have jumped the pistol. According to the latest data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average number of new cases COVIDincreased by almost 5% last week. "COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States have decreased in recent months, but this drop has slowed down in recent weeks," said the agency.

At the same time, two new subvariants Omicron - BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 - have become dominant in the United States, which concerns a potential winter wave. "It's a littleA little strangely familiar, "Jeremy Luban of the University of Massachusetts told NPR. "This period of the year of last year, we were optimistic. We are coming out of the Delta wave, and that decreased regularly, and we went to Thanksgiving to wake us up with omicron. So there is this kind of feeling of already seen from last year. "

But as we return to a potentially concerned landscape, CVS makes new progress to help us retaliate.

November 15, CVSpublished a press release announcing that he will start to authorize his pharmacists to prescribe gripping antivirals. According to the announcement, CVS pharmacists will be able to "clinically assess positive patients COVVI-19 and, if they are eligible, to prescribe Paxlovid" with this new service.

"Allow pharmacists to assess patients and prescribe Paxlovid when clinically appropriate, increases patient access and reduces obstacles to care and treatment for those who need it", "Prem Shah, Pharmd, executive vice-president of CVS Health and president of CVS Pharmacy, said in a statement. "Paxlovid turned out to be an important tool in the fight against COVVI-19 by helping to reduce the severity of symptoms in high risk of serious cases of the disease."

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CVS Pharmacy is the "first to offer [this] service on a national level", but there are still exceptions to those who can access it. According to the press release, pharmacists with more than 9,000 pharmacy locations will be able to prescribe Paxlovid. CVS currently offers service in 49 states, as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

At the same time, you must meet the specific requirements to be prescribed the oral antiviral drug. "For a pharmacist prescribed Paxlovid to clinically eligible patients, the patient must have had certain bloods carried out in the past 12 months and must provide support documents or electronic files," said CVS. "Pharmacists are required to review the values ​​of a patient's kidney and liver tests before prescribing Paxlovid."

If you have been tested positive for COVID and you are symptomatic, you can contact a CVS pharmacist via the website or the application of the company in order to request treatment. According to the press release, a local pharmacist will then proceed to a telephone assessment with you.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"One of the important advantages of this service is the convenience it offers to our patients," said Shah. "We already find that some patients can connect to the digital planner, make an appointment, be assessed by a pharmacist and receive their medication in a few hours, which is essential for this medication to be effective."

However, you might not get Paxlovid from CVS even with this new service. "All the pharmacists' assessments will not be translated into a prescription," said the company.

And if you are asking for help from the pharmacy, be ready to pay: "Patients who choose to search for a clinical evaluation and a treatment for COVID-19 for a CVS pharmacist are responsible for an initial payment, which varies according to Insurance. Due to federal regulations, patient care services provided by pharmacists are not covered by Medicare or certain Medicaid state plans, and CVS Pharmacy is not able to charge these services. "