COVID drug Paxlovid, which helps prevent severe symptoms, will double in price as pandemic ebbs As Paxlovid goes commercial at a steep price, Pfizer vows to ensure ‘broad and equitable access' By Melissa Rudy Fox News Published October 20, 2023 9:36pm EDT

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Paxlovid, an antiviral therapy that is prescribed to COVID-19 patients to prevent severe illness, soon will become much more expensive to obtain.

As the medication transitions to the commercial market, Pfizer has set the updated price for a five-day course at $1,390 — more than double the $529 that the federal government had paid for the treatment.

The new pricing was announced in a letter Pfizer sent to pharmacies on Oct. 18, which was obtained by The Wall Street Journal. https://www.foxnews.com/health/covid-drug-paxlovid-helps-prevent-severe-symptoms-will-double-price-pandemic-ebbs