THE HAGUE, Jan 10, 2022 (AFP) – The EU’s drug regulator said Monday it could decide within weeks whether to approve Pfizer’s Covid pill, after the US pharma giant formally applied for authorisation. In December the European Medicines Agency (EMA) cleared individual states to decide whether to make early emergency use of the drug known as … Read more
THE HAGUE: Europe’s drug watchdog launched an accelerated review Thursday of a Covid-19 vaccine by Franco-Austrian biotech firm Valneva, for which the EU has already signed a deal for up to 60 million doses. The jab — which uses “inactivated” viruses rather than the new mRNA technology of the Pfizer or Moderna shots — showed … Read more
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
