Are you eligible for COVID-19 antiviral treatment?

Assess your eligibility and access COVID-19 antiviral treatment without leaving the house via a doctor consultation.

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Who can receive the COVID-19 treatment?

The list of Australians who can receive oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19 includes:

70 years of age or older, regardless of risk factors and with or without symptoms.
50 years of age or older with two additional risk factors for developing severe disease.
First Nations people, 30 years of age or older and with one additional risk factor for developing severe disease.
18 years of age or older and have previously been hospitalized from COVID-19 and are re-infected.
18 years of age or older are moderately to severely immunocompromised.

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you should not have any oral antiviral COVID-19 treatments.

The risk qualifiers include:

Living in residential aged care
Living with disability with multiple conditions and/or frailty (but not limited to living in supported accommodation)
Neurological conditions like stroke or dementia and demyelinating conditions, for example, multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Chronic respiratory conditions including COPD, moderate or severe asthma
Obesity or diabetes (type I or II requiring medication)
Heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies
Kidney failure or cirrhosis
Living remotely with reduced access to higher level healthcare

Qualifying conditions include:

Blood cancer or some red blood cell disorders (thalassemia, sickle cell disease)
Transplant recipient
Primary or acquired (HIV) immunodeficiency
Chemotherapy or whole-body radiotherapy in the last 3 months
High dose corticosteroids or pulse corticosteroid therapy in the last 3 months
Immunosuppressive treatments in the last 3 months
Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody treatment in the last 12 months
Cerebral palsy or Down Syndrome
Congenital heart disease
Living with disability with multiple conditions and/or frailty

If you are not eligible for the COVID-19 antivirals you can still talk to one of our doctors who can help you manage your symptoms.

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About our COVID-19 antiviral consultation

The digital consultation lets you assess whether you are eligible for the oral antivirals through an online questionnaire. You will need to upload a photo of a positive RAT.

If you are eligible and have a Medicare card, you will have a phone consultation with an InstantScripts doctor before being provided with a prescription for a course of treatment. If you are not eligible, you can still receive support to manage your symptoms.

InstantScripts doctors are available 24/7. If you are eligible for the medication, we have delivery options available for a small additional fee.

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Information has been sourced from The Department of Health and Aged Care.