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Merck Covid Pill

WHO Recommends Merck Covid Pill For Non-Severe, At-Risk Patients

Dr Sanjeev Dev Malik Mar 3, 2022

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 hospitalization, such as older people or the unvaccinated. The pill, called molnupiravir and…
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Merck’s At-Home Antiviral COVID-19 Pill Gets US Authorization

Dr Sanjeev Dev Malik Dec 24, 2021

The US on Thursday authorized Merck & Co’s antiviral pill for COVID-19 for certain high-risk adult patients, a day after giving the go-ahead to a similar but more effective treatment from Pfizer Inc. Merck’s drug, molnupiravir,…
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