COVID TREATMENTS
Learn more about accessing Covid treatments in Maine from the Maine CDC.
Treatment is available! Contact a health professional right away after a positive test to determine if you are eligible, even if your symptoms are mild right now. Any type of test is valid, including home tests and rapid tests.
Don’t wait until you’re very ill.
The treatments for Covid-19 need to be used in the first few days after symptoms begin, typically within the first 5–7 days.
Options for finding treatment:
contact your primary care doctor
or contact one of the many sites in the state that offer testing, evaluation, and treatment (see list).
or call the Community Vaccine Line 1-888-445-4111 which is staffed 5 days a week and can help answer questions how to get Covid therapy.
Useful links
Accessing Covid treatments in Maine - the Maine CDC’s page listing all the places you can find treatments.
Frequently Asked Questions - more detailed information about the types of treatments available, when they can be taken, cost and more.
Medical Conditions CDC page - lists some of the conditions that may qualify you to receive Covid treatments.
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Types of COVID-19 Treatment
Oral Antivirals
Antiviral treatments like PaxlovidTM and molnupiravir are available in pill form and can be taken at home.
Monoclonal Antibodies
Monoclonal antibodies like bebtelovimab are given to patients through an infusion into a vein (through an IV line) and are usually administered in a hospital or other health care setting.
Intravenous Antivirals
Remdesivir is an antiviral medication that is given to patients through an infusion into a vein (through an IV line) and is usually administered in a hospital or other health care setting.
Frequently Asked Questions has more detailed information about the types of treatments available, when they can be taken, cost and more.
Your health care provider will help you determine which treatment is best for you.
Treatment Locations in Maine
See the Maine CDC’s list of treatment locations in Maine.
Call for more information before going to any of these locations.
Medications are provided free of charge; but you may be asked for insurance information.
Sites that offer assessment services will assess your condition and prescribe and dispense the appropriate medication.
Some sites offer telehealth appointments and can ship certain medications to some patients.
Hannaford and Walmart pharmacy locations dispense medication only to individuals who already have a prescription.