Getting COVID-19 medicine from our Pharmacy

From 28 July 2022, you may be eligible to get COVID-19 antiviral medicines from our pharmacy if you have tested positive, and your COVID-19 symptoms have commenced within the last FIVE days.

To be eligible you must also either be:

• have a severely weakened immune system

• have Down syndrome

• have sickle cell disease

• be aged 65 years or older, or

• are of Māori or Pacific Island ethnicity AND aged 50 years or over, or

• are aged 50 years or over and have not had a primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations (at least two), or

• have any combination of three or more high risk medical conditions for severe illness (conditions as defined by the Ministry of Health guidelines), or

• have been previously admitted to an intensive care unit directly as a result of COVID-19 and have tested positive again.

• do not require supplemental oxygen

You can see more detailed list of eligibility criteria on Pharmac's website here. 

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