PARIS: What if a simple pill could help heal from Covid-19? US pharma giants Merck and Pfizer have announced encouraging results for oral drugs, while an anti-depressant has also shown promise in what could open up a new chapter in the fight against the pandemic. What are these treatments ? They are pills taken orally as … Read more
WASHINGTON: US pharmaceutical company Merck said on Friday it will seek authorisation of its oral drug molnupiravir for Covid-19 after it was shown to reduce the chance newly infected patients were hospitalised by 50 percent. A simple pill to treat the coronavirus has been sought since the start of the pandemic and Friday’s announcement was … Read more
Pharmaceutical company Merck said Friday it will seek authorisation in the US for an oral drug for Covid-19, after the pill showed “compelling results” in a clinical trial. The experimental drug, molnupiravir, significantly reduced the risk of hospitalisation or death when administered to high-risk patients early in the disease, Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics … Read more
