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COVID 19 Outpatient Therapeutics Clinic
If you develop symptoms and test positive for COVID-19, please inform your healthcare provider as soon as possible. Treatments are effective if initiated within 5 days (Paxlovid) or 7 days (Remdesivir) of the start of symptoms. If you are a high-risk patient and are unable to take Paxlovid, please talk to your primary care provider for a referral to our clinic. If you don’t meet high-risk criteria, please consult with your primary care provider, or make an appointment at Express Care. Thank you for understanding.
Eligibility Requirements
Criteria for Treatment of COVID-19
- Test positive for COVID-19
- Be within 7 days from onset of symptoms
- Meet one or more high-risk criteria:
High-risk criteria
- 65 years of age or older OR at least 65 years of age
- Diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, COPD or other chronic respiratory disease, diabetes immunosuppressive disease, chronic kidney disease, congenital heart disease, pregnancy, or obesity (BMI >30)
- Immunocompromised patients including chronic steroid use, solid organ transplant patients, primary immunodeficiencies.
For the most current information on conditions that may increase risk for severe COVID, please refer to the CDC guidance
General Information for Patients
Stanford Health Care is offering COVID-19 infusion treatments in the outpatient setting for eligible patients.
Stanford Health Care will determine if an infusion treatment option is right for you based on clinical efficacy, susceptibility to circulating COVID-19 variants, individual patient factors, medication availability, and administration feasibility.
To learn more about currently recommended therapeutics, please visit CDC COVID Treatment Information or talk to your doctor.
Request to be screened for treatment:
Treatment of Mild-Moderate COVID-19
Depending on age, health history, and duration of COVID-19 symptoms, you may qualify for a treatment for the infection.
The most current treatments offered can be found in the patient self-referral form.
Billing
COVID-19 infusion treatments are no longer covered by the US Government and you may be liable for the total cost.
Request to be Screened for Treatment:
Information for Providers:
Stanford Health Care and Stanford Medicine Partners Providers should use Order Epic Referral 35, Referral to Infectious Diseases for active COVID treatment. Patient will be contacted within 24 hours. Please reference this document.
External Health Care Providers
External non-Stanford patients can refer themselves by completing this form.
Are you a health care provider?
Tell your health care provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
- Have any allergies
- Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant
- Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed
- Have any serious illnesses
- Are taking any medications (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins, and herbal products)
- Have any bleeding disorder or are taking medications that increase your risk of bleeding
- Have any heart conditions
- Treatment of COVID-19 is prescribed as an oral treatment or given to you through a vein (intravenous or IV).
- Your health care provider will determine the treatment option.
- You will be monitored by a nurse for one hour after intravenous treatment.
There are several treatments available to treat COVID-19. Currently, treatment options for mild to moderate COVID-19 in non-hospitalized patients include Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir), remdesivir (IV infusion for three consecutive days), and molnupiravir. Your healthcare provider will select the therapy that is available and most effective against the current COVID-19 virus. You will be given more detailed information about the specific medication at the time that you receive therapy.
Other potential treatment options may include high-titer COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP).
It is your choice to be treated or not to be treated. Should you decide not to seek treatment or stop it at any time, it will not change your standard medical care.
Tell your health care provider right away if you have any side effect that bothers you or does not go away. Report side effects to FDA MedWatch at fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088 (1-800-332-1088).
Stanford Health Care will bill your insurance for the administration of all COVID services. The out of pocket will depend on insurance plan and benefits.
- Ask your health care provider.
- Visit Health and Human Services.
- Contact your local or state public health department.
- The United States FDA has made some treatments available under an emergency access mechanism called an EUA. The EUA is supported by a Secretary of Health and Human Services' (HHS) declaration that circumstances exist to justify the emergency use of drugs and biological products during the COVID-19 pandemic.