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Chinese Cat Owners Are Feeding Covid-19 Pills To Their Pets. Here's Why
Merck & Co.'s Covid-19 antivirals are getting a new lease of life in post-pandemic China, as cat owners seize on them as antidotes to a life-threatening disease caused by a coronavirus that infects their feline companions.
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WHO Gives Nod To Merck Covid Pill For Non-Severe, At-Risk Patients
The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended an anti-Covid pill be taken by sufferers who have mild symptoms but are at high risk of hospitalisation, such as older people or the unvaccinated.
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105 Nations To Get Cheaper Merck Covid Pill
Generic drug manufacturers will make a more affordable version of Merck's anti-Covid pill for 105 of the world's poorer nations, a UN-backed organisation said on Thursday.
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Merck's Covid Pill Not In India's Treatment Plan, Has Major Safety Concerns
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.
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Merck's Anti- Covid Pill 'Molflu' 5-Day Course To Cost Rs 1,400 In India
Drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd will launch its generic version of Merck's antiviral COVID-19 pill, molnupiravir.
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The Covid Pill For India: What We Know
Dr. D Srinivasa Reddy, CMD, Optimus Pharma Private Limited, spoke to NDTV today to explain the basics of the recently-cleared Covid pill for India. Molnupiravir has been licensed by US pharma giant Merck for over a dozen Indian firms.
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India Clears 2 New Vaccines And Merck's Covid Pill: 10 Points
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.
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Second Covid Pill Cleared By US Today, (First Pfizer, Now Merck)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck's Covid pill for high risk adults, a day after a similar pill by Pfizer was given the green light.
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US Panel Endorses Merck Covid Pill Amid 'Omicron' Variant Concerns
A panel of health experts appointed by the US government voted to recommend Merck's Covid pill for high-risk adult patients, a new form of treatment that is easy to administer and could prove more able to withstand variants, including Omicron.
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Why Top Drugmaker Is Surprisingly Downbeat About Covid Pill, Sputnik Shot
For a drugmaker licensed to produce Merck & Co.'s promising Covid-19 pill and sell Russia's Sputnik V shot, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. is surprisingly mellow about the rewards it expects from these medical breakthroughs.
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Coronavirus Highlights: India Reports 13,091 New Cases, 340 Deaths In Last 24 Hours
India reported 13,091 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to a health ministry update. Besides, 13,878 recoveries were also recorded during this period.
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UK Becomes First Country To Approve Merck's Oral Covid Pill
Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the fight against the pandemic.
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Hyderabad Firm Seeks Approval To Produce Generic Merck Covid Pill
The bulk drugs manufacturer Optimus Pharma is seeking domestic regulatory approval to produce a generic version of Merck & Co's oral COVID-19 treatment molnupiravir, the company's top executive told Reuters on Thursday.
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WHO Aims To Help Poorer Countries Access Vaccine With $10 Covid Pills
A World Health Organization-led programme to ensure poorer countries get fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments aim to secure antiviral drugs for patients with mild symptoms for as little as $10 per course.
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Australia To Buy Merck's COVID-19 Pill As Cases Hit Record In Major Cities
Australia will buy 300,000 courses of Merck & Co's experimental antiviral pill, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, as Victoria logged the highest number of daily COVID-19 infections of any state in the country since the pandemic began.
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Chinese Cat Owners Are Feeding Covid-19 Pills To Their Pets. Here's Why
Merck & Co.'s Covid-19 antivirals are getting a new lease of life in post-pandemic China, as cat owners seize on them as antidotes to a life-threatening disease caused by a coronavirus that infects their feline companions.
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WHO Gives Nod To Merck Covid Pill For Non-Severe, At-Risk Patients
The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended an anti-Covid pill be taken by sufferers who have mild symptoms but are at high risk of hospitalisation, such as older people or the unvaccinated.
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105 Nations To Get Cheaper Merck Covid Pill
Generic drug manufacturers will make a more affordable version of Merck's anti-Covid pill for 105 of the world's poorer nations, a UN-backed organisation said on Thursday.
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Merck's Covid Pill Not In India's Treatment Plan, Has Major Safety Concerns
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.
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Merck's Anti- Covid Pill 'Molflu' 5-Day Course To Cost Rs 1,400 In India
Drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd will launch its generic version of Merck's antiviral COVID-19 pill, molnupiravir.
-
The Covid Pill For India: What We Know
Dr. D Srinivasa Reddy, CMD, Optimus Pharma Private Limited, spoke to NDTV today to explain the basics of the recently-cleared Covid pill for India. Molnupiravir has been licensed by US pharma giant Merck for over a dozen Indian firms.
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India Clears 2 New Vaccines And Merck's Covid Pill: 10 Points
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.
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Second Covid Pill Cleared By US Today, (First Pfizer, Now Merck)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck's Covid pill for high risk adults, a day after a similar pill by Pfizer was given the green light.
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US Panel Endorses Merck Covid Pill Amid 'Omicron' Variant Concerns
A panel of health experts appointed by the US government voted to recommend Merck's Covid pill for high-risk adult patients, a new form of treatment that is easy to administer and could prove more able to withstand variants, including Omicron.
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Why Top Drugmaker Is Surprisingly Downbeat About Covid Pill, Sputnik Shot
For a drugmaker licensed to produce Merck & Co.'s promising Covid-19 pill and sell Russia's Sputnik V shot, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. is surprisingly mellow about the rewards it expects from these medical breakthroughs.
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Coronavirus Highlights: India Reports 13,091 New Cases, 340 Deaths In Last 24 Hours
India reported 13,091 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to a health ministry update. Besides, 13,878 recoveries were also recorded during this period.
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UK Becomes First Country To Approve Merck's Oral Covid Pill
Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the fight against the pandemic.
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Hyderabad Firm Seeks Approval To Produce Generic Merck Covid Pill
The bulk drugs manufacturer Optimus Pharma is seeking domestic regulatory approval to produce a generic version of Merck & Co's oral COVID-19 treatment molnupiravir, the company's top executive told Reuters on Thursday.
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WHO Aims To Help Poorer Countries Access Vaccine With $10 Covid Pills
A World Health Organization-led programme to ensure poorer countries get fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments aim to secure antiviral drugs for patients with mild symptoms for as little as $10 per course.
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Australia To Buy Merck's COVID-19 Pill As Cases Hit Record In Major Cities
Australia will buy 300,000 courses of Merck & Co's experimental antiviral pill, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, as Victoria logged the highest number of daily COVID-19 infections of any state in the country since the pandemic began.
