What Is 'Paxlovid Mouth'? People Report 'Bitter, Metallic' Taste After Taking COVID Medication

MSN quoted Thomas A. Russo, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, for a story about Paxlovid, the anti-viral COVID-19 medication that tends to leave a “bitter, metallic” taste in your mouth. The other side effects of the medication “have been relatively minor and transient," Russo was quoted as saying.