About this Presentation
COVID-19 is continually changing. This presentation provides a practical guide for implementing COVID antivirals in primary care practice, particularly covering nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) and molnupiravir (Lagevrio), which are available on the PBS. The efficacy, precaution and considerations for these antivirals will also be discussed.
This presentation also provides useful resources to information on COVID antivirals from sites such as COVID-19 taskforce, QLD guidelines, Liverpool drug interactions checker, NPS, and RACGP blogs.
About the Expert
Adj Prof Brent Richards
Dr Brent Richards is Professor or Critical Care Research and Medical Director of Research Commercialisation at GCHHS, with interests in ICU infections, ventilation, and re-using data. He was previously director of ICU, and executive director of surgery at GCUH; and a founding member of the National Intensive Care Clinical Trials Group. For the last 2 years he has worked on ICU preparedness for QLD, including help guide purchasing decisions and sitting on many state and national Covid-19 committees. His current interests also include Artificial Intelligence, and he chairs the Advisory Board of the QLD AI Hub.
