The pill will be used to treat those at a high risk of developing serious illness China has given conditional approval to the importation and use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid. The Chinese drug regulator noted, however, that further research into the medicine is needed for it to be granted general approval. China’s National […]
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India concerned by Merck Covid pill side effects
Delhi has restricted the use of the company’s coronavirus cure amid concerns about its safety India has announced it won’t be adding Merck’s Covid-19 pill to its national treatment protocol due to concerns about its safety. It can cause fetal defects and cell changes, according to the country’s medical research council. On Wednesday, the state-run […]
At least a quarter of Britons now eligible for Pfizer Covid pill
The UK regulator has backed Pfizer’s Covid-19 pill for people who could get severely ill from the virus The UK’s medical regulator has given the green light to Pfizer’s coronavirus pill, Paxlovid. The drug will be made available to anyone deemed at risk of developing severe Covid symptoms, including those over the age of 60. […]
Non-whites to receive priority for limited Covid pill
New York state health authorities say being black or Latino counts as a risk factor due to persistent social inequality The New York State Department of Health appeared to announce this week that non-white New Yorkers would receive priority over whites in receiving “extremely limited” Covid-19 therapies for people at risk. In a document dated […]
EU backs emergency use of Covid pill
The EU’s drug regulator has backed the emergency use of Merck’s pill for the treatment for clinically vulnerable Covid-19 patients as cases surge across the continent. On Friday, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) “issued advice” backing the emergency use of the drug developed by Merck in collaboration with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, although it has not yet […]
Pfizer widens access to its anti-Covid pill
Pfizer has agreed to grant a royalty-free license to sell its anti-coronavirus pill in nearly 100 developing countries around the world. Under the agreement signed with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), a UN-backed public health organization, Pfizer will not receive royalties on the sales of its promising antiviral pill in 95 poorer countries, including the […]
Merck files in US for emergency FDA authorization for Covid treatment pill after trial data showed it cut hospitalizations in half
Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced on Monday that they’ve submitted an emergency authorization application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their oral antiviral Covid treatment molnupiravir. The US-based pharmaceutical company revealed the request had been made to the FDA, with the hope that it will become the first authorized oral […]
Merck’s Covid-19 pill cuts risk of death and hospitalization in half – clinical trial results
An oral Covid-19 pill developed by the American drugmaker Merck has been found to significantly reduce the risk of death and hospitalization in patients participating in a new clinical trial, according to the company’s data. The company, which is developing the drug in partnership with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, reported that molnupiravir “reduced the risk of hospitalization […]