Nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (NMV-r; PaxlovidTM) is an oral antiviral drug combination that targets a key SARS-CoV-2 protease enzyme. It was approved by Health Canada on January 17, 2022 for treatment of mild-to-moderate Covid-19 disease in...
[caption id="attachment_5835" align="alignright" width="146"] Dr. Srinivas Murthy[/caption] Dr. Srinivas Murthy is an infectious diseases and critical care physician at the University of British Columbia who in July 2020 has been awarded the Health Research Foundation of Innovative...
Français | Español | Português | 繁體中文 | 简体中文| عربي [caption id="attachment_5431" align="alignright" width="300"] click on the image to view pill splitting video[/caption] Clinical vignette A 54 year-old mechanic with type 2 diabetes and hypertension had a myocardial...
TREATING FEVER AND PAIN in the time of COVID-19 Many people are asking doctors for information about whether it is safe to use NSAID drugs now. Examples of this drug class include ibuprofen (generic, Advil, Motrin),...