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What is "Paxrobid Mouth" and How to Get Rid of It

Paxlovid, Pfizer's go-to antiviral treatment, has left a bad taste in people's mouths. literally.

Pfizer's antiviral drugs are used to treat people infected with COVID-19 — but some patients have noted The drug will leave an unpleasant taste in your mouth for as long as possible.

Patients taking medications that reduce the risk of severe reactions to life-threatening illnessesdescribe the unpleasant aftertaste as "a mouthful of dirty change and rotten soy milk," according to the new Wall Street Journal. expressed. report.

Fortunately, many of those affected have traded coping strategies online such as bingeing cinnamon, devouring pineapple, and chugging smoothies, and are unable to quit.

Paxlovid, Pfizer's go-to antiviral drug treatment, is leaving a bad taste in people's mouths.

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Fewer than 6% of patients on paxlobid We report a mouse case.according to data. Pfizer acknowledges a side effect called dysgeusia.

The bad aftertaste is likely due to ritonavir, which is part of a drug used to boost antiviral levels, according to the WSJ.

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One patient, 35-year-old Lisa Crawford, said she was surfing the web desperately trying to find a cure to combat her taste buds. It kind of smelled like garbage, but it was in your mouth," she told the outlet. I found it to be a good solution.

Crawford says he munched on pineapples every 10 to 15 minutes each day, and while he may have "no tooth enamel left," it actually "kept my sanity." It was just pineapples.”

However, another patient, Chantal McLaughlin, was unable to hack.

She "was so strong in the gag response that it actually took a toll on her neck," recalled McLaughlin, who eventually walked away from treatment.

Physicians are urging patients suffering from paxrobid mice to stay on course or risk a rebound of COVID-19.

Treatment should be discontinued only if the patient is vomiting or having an allergic reaction.

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"If you don't take the full course, there will be less replication-blocking drugs and more opportunities for the virus to hang out." Yale School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Disease expert Scott Roberts told the WSJ.

Another home remedy that Dr. Roberts recommends is sucking on various mints and lozenges. On the other hand, a chocolate he downpour of milk or a spoonful of peanut butter might also help. Disease specialists at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago suggest gulping down chocolate milk or eating a spoonful of peanut butter to cleanse your mouth.

Pax Rovid reduces the risk of hospitalization and death in coronavirus patients by 89%, the Food and Drug Administration approved for use COVID-19-positive and at-risk age 12 and older patients.

Pfizer states its drug is effective against omicron, additional laboratory studies prove that to be true is doing. Meanwhile, a pharmaceutical company spokesperson said in a statement to the WSJ that it intends to develop similar treatments for people who have trouble swallowing pills.

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