ATLANTA — Some Georgia pharmacies are now stocked with the recently approved oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19.
According to a statement from the Georgia Department of Public Health, select retail pharmacies will have the Merck and Pfizer oral antiviral treatments in the coming weeks.
It's part of a partnership between the department of public health and Walmart, Walgreens, and Good Neighbor Pharmacy Group — a group of small independent pharmacies. The agency said officials are working to ensure coverage across the Peach State. You can find pharmacies that have already allocated the treatments online here.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for Pfizer's COVID-19 pill treatment on Dec. 22 and issued emergency use authorization for Merck’s pill on Dec. 23.
Before you waltz into a pharmacy and request the treatment, it's important to know the pills must first be prescribed by a healthcare provider.
"The antivirals are recommended for treatment of individuals who are at high risk for severe COVID-19 or have underlying medical conditions. Both drugs require a prescription and should be initiated as soon as possible after diagnosis of COVID-19 and within five days of symptom onset," a statement from the DPH reads.
Molnupiravir by Merck can be used to treat mild-to-moderate COVID cases for people who are at least 18 and have a high risk of severe illness. Paxlovid by Pfizer can be used treat mild-to-moderate COVID cases for people who are at least 12 years of age and have a high risk of severe illness.
According to the DPH, early studies indicate the treatments may reduce severe outcome from COVID, including hospitalization and death.
The department is continuing to stress while antivirals may help treat COVID-19, vaccination is still the best prevention against a severe COVID infection.
Georgia pharmacies with COVID-19 pills
- Walgreens #11757 3925 Peachtree Rd NE Brookhaven GA 30319 Dekalb
- Walgreens #17805 1850 Barnett Shoals Rd Athens GA 30605 Clarke
- Walgreens #10506 2270 US Highway 17 Richmond Hill GA 31324 Bryan
- Walgreens #7068 4075 Cherokee St Nw Kennesaw GA 30144 Cobb
- Walgreens #2454 3116 Highway 34 E Newman GA 30265 Coweta
- Walgreens #6394 3900 Washington Rd Augusta GA 30907 Augusta
- Walgreens #10832 2350 N Columbia St Milledgeville GA 31061 Balwin
- Walgreens #10602 4310 Washington Rd Evans GA 30809 Columbia
- Morris Drug Company 646 Main Street North Pearson GA 31642 Atkinson
- Georgetown Drug Company 1080 King George Boulevard Savannah GA 31419 Chatham
- Bainbridge Pharmacy 1420 East Evans Street Bainbridge GA 39819 Decatur
- Unadilla Drug Company 413 2nd Street Unadilla GA 31091 Dooly
- Cox Pharmacy Inc 300 2nd Avenue Southeast Cairo GA 39828 Grady
- The Medicine Cabinet of Ocilla 615 North Irwin Avenue Ocilla GA 31774 Irwin
- Moye's Drug Store 162 East Railroad Street South East Pelham GA 31779 Mitchell
- Hawkinsville Drug Company 153 Commerce Street Hawkinsville GA 31036 Pulaski
- Adams Family Pharmacy 98 Peachtree Street Cuthbert GA 39840 Randolph
- Allcare Pharmacy & Healthcare Services 112 South Oxley Drive Lyons GA 30436 Toombs
- Jones Prescription Shop 101 Peachtree Street Jesup GA 31545 Wayne
- Adams Family Pharmacy 6381 Hamilton Street Preston GA 31824 Webster
- City Pharmacy of Zebulon PC 460 Thomaston Street Zebulon GA 30295 Pike
- Cannon Drugs 357 Lee And Gordon Mill Road Chickamauga GA 30707 Walker
- Eastman Drugs 1221 Plaza Avenue, Suite B Eastman GA 31023 Dodge
- Coastal Drug Company 204 Butler Avenue Midway GA 31320 Liberty
- Rhine Drug Company 119 First Street Rhine GA 31077 Dodge
- Forest Heights Pharmacy 4439 Country Club Road Statesboro GA 30458 Bulloch
- Medical Center Prescription Shop 710 Medical Center Drive Eastman GA 31023 Dodge
- Tallapoosa Drug 2066 US HIGHWAY 78 Tallapoosa GA 30176 Haralson
- MediThrift Pharmacy 324 West Patton Street Lafayette GA 30728 Walker
- Walmart care clinic #658 2510 Redmond Cir NW Rome GA 30165 Floyd
- Walmart care clinic #5173 815 Shugart Rd Dalton GA 30720 Whitfield
- Walmart #510 400 Shallowford Rd NW Gainesville GA 30504 Hall
- Walmart #3205 1100 Thornton Rd Lithia Springs GA 30122 Douglas
- Walmart #1047 6065 Jonesboro Rd Morrow GA 30260 Clayton
- Walmart #1184 1825 Rockbridge Rd Stone Mountain GA 30087 Dekalb
- Walmart #3710 3580 Memorial Dr Decatur GA 30032 Dekalb
- Walmart #3402 1400 Hudson Bridge Rd Stockbridge GA 30281 Henry
- Walmart health care clinic #722 1735 S Highway 27 Carrollton GA 30117 Carroll
- Walmart #1153 6020 Harrison Rd Macon GA 31206 Bibb
- Walmart #1018 1099 Indian Dr Eastman GA 31023 Dodge
- Walmart #1024 414 S Main St Swainsboro GA 30401 Emanuel
- Walmart #1338 3515 Victory Dr Columbus GA 31903 Muscogee
- Walmart health care clinic #1311 5448 Whittlesey Blvd Ste B Columbus GA 31909 Muscogee
- Walmart #1006 1215 E 16th Ave Cordele GA 31015 Crisp
- Walmart #5797 262 Cordele Rd Albany GA 31705 Worth
- Walmart #639 150 Altama Connector Brunswick GA 31525 Glynn
- Walmart waycross #2630 1100 N 1st St Jesup GA 31545 Wayne