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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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Now, 2 Covid Pills For At-Home Treatment As Omicron Spreads
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.
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2 Covid Pills - But Who Should Get Them? The New Dilemma
The US has cleared its first two Covid-19 treatment pills, and now comes another hurdle -- deciding who should get which one.
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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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Denmark First In European Union To Authorise Merck Covid Pill
Denmark on Thursday recommended US drugmaker Merck's anti-Covid treatment molnupiravir for at-risk patients with symptoms, becoming the first EU country to do so.
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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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Merck's Covid Pill Shows Lower Efficacy In Updated Data
Merck & Co said updated results showed its Covid-19 pill reduced the risk of hospitalization or death among adults with mild to moderate disease by 30%, less than a previous estimate and well below a rival treatment from Pfizer Inc.
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EU Regulator Backs Merck Covid Pill, Says These Adults Can Take It
The EU's medicines watchdog said on Friday that countries can use Merck's anti-Covid pill in emergencies caused by rising cases, ahead of the treatment's formal approval across the bloc.
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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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Dr Reddy's Open To Making Pfizer Covid Pill
Dr Reddy's Laboratories, one of a handful of Indian drug companies licensed to make a new COVID-19 pill developed by Merck, said on Monday it was open to making a similar pill from Pfizer, thought to be even more effective.
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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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Now, 2 Covid Pills For At-Home Treatment As Omicron Spreads
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.
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2 Covid Pills - But Who Should Get Them? The New Dilemma
The US has cleared its first two Covid-19 treatment pills, and now comes another hurdle -- deciding who should get which one.
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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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Denmark First In European Union To Authorise Merck Covid Pill
Denmark on Thursday recommended US drugmaker Merck's anti-Covid treatment molnupiravir for at-risk patients with symptoms, becoming the first EU country to do so.
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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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Merck's Covid Pill Shows Lower Efficacy In Updated Data
Merck & Co said updated results showed its Covid-19 pill reduced the risk of hospitalization or death among adults with mild to moderate disease by 30%, less than a previous estimate and well below a rival treatment from Pfizer Inc.
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EU Regulator Backs Merck Covid Pill, Says These Adults Can Take It
The EU's medicines watchdog said on Friday that countries can use Merck's anti-Covid pill in emergencies caused by rising cases, ahead of the treatment's formal approval across the bloc.
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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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Dr Reddy's Open To Making Pfizer Covid Pill
Dr Reddy's Laboratories, one of a handful of Indian drug companies licensed to make a new COVID-19 pill developed by Merck, said on Monday it was open to making a similar pill from Pfizer, thought to be even more effective.
