Covid-19 Pill

An experimental treatment from Shionogi & Co Ltd has shown rapid clearance of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new data, the Japanese drug maker said on Sunday.

The World Health Organization said Friday it "strongly recommended" Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalisation.

Drug firm Hetero on Saturday announced positive results of Phase III trials of Movfor (Molnupiravir), an investigational oral antiviral COVID-19 medicine.

China on Saturday said it had given "conditional" approval for Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to treat adults with mild to moderate illness and a high risk of developing severe disease.

New York City will provide free antiviral pills, home-delivered, to people who test positive and are at higher risk from Covid-19, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday.

South Korea will begin treating coronavirus patients with Pfizer's antiviral pills on Friday, health officials said, as concern mounts over the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.

India has not added Merck's pill to the list of treatments for Covid due to 'major safety concerns', a top health official said today.

Drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd will launch its generic version of Merck's antiviral COVID-19 pill, molnupiravir.

Scientists who've been reluctant to talk up any new Covid-19 treatment are suddenly using the expression "game changer" to describe the Pfizer antiviral pill Paxlovid. But the changed game will include rationing.

Sensex, Nifty Updates: The Nifty pharma index was the top gainer, rising 0.9 per cent a day after India approved Merck's COVID-19 pill and two more vaccines for emergency use.

The next big breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19 is here and India has a chance to be among the first nations to manufacture billions of doses of a series of new anti-viral pills.

The centre cleared two more vaccines today and one anti-viral drug to boost the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The two latest vaccines cleared by India are Corbevax and Covovax. The anti-viral drug Molnupiravir can be used during emergency.

Merck & Co.'s Covid-19 pill was cleared by US regulators Thursday, giving high-risk patients a second at-home treatment just as the Omicron variant is causing cases to surge around the country.

The US has cleared its first two Covid-19 treatment pills, and now comes another hurdle -- deciding who should get which one.

Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill still showed near 90% efficacy in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients, and recent lab data suggests the drug retains its effectiveness against the fast

An experimental treatment from Shionogi & Co Ltd has shown rapid clearance of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new data, the Japanese drug maker said on Sunday.

The World Health Organization said Friday it "strongly recommended" Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalisation.

Drug firm Hetero on Saturday announced positive results of Phase III trials of Movfor (Molnupiravir), an investigational oral antiviral COVID-19 medicine.

China on Saturday said it had given "conditional" approval for Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to treat adults with mild to moderate illness and a high risk of developing severe disease.

New York City will provide free antiviral pills, home-delivered, to people who test positive and are at higher risk from Covid-19, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday.

South Korea will begin treating coronavirus patients with Pfizer's antiviral pills on Friday, health officials said, as concern mounts over the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.

India has not added Merck's pill to the list of treatments for Covid due to 'major safety concerns', a top health official said today.

Drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd will launch its generic version of Merck's antiviral COVID-19 pill, molnupiravir.

Scientists who've been reluctant to talk up any new Covid-19 treatment are suddenly using the expression "game changer" to describe the Pfizer antiviral pill Paxlovid. But the changed game will include rationing.

Sensex, Nifty Updates: The Nifty pharma index was the top gainer, rising 0.9 per cent a day after India approved Merck's COVID-19 pill and two more vaccines for emergency use.

The next big breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19 is here and India has a chance to be among the first nations to manufacture billions of doses of a series of new anti-viral pills.

The centre cleared two more vaccines today and one anti-viral drug to boost the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The two latest vaccines cleared by India are Corbevax and Covovax. The anti-viral drug Molnupiravir can be used during emergency.

Merck & Co.'s Covid-19 pill was cleared by US regulators Thursday, giving high-risk patients a second at-home treatment just as the Omicron variant is causing cases to surge around the country.

The US has cleared its first two Covid-19 treatment pills, and now comes another hurdle -- deciding who should get which one.

Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill still showed near 90% efficacy in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients, and recent lab data suggests the drug retains its effectiveness against the fast