antiviral pills

The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know

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The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New antiviral pills for COVID-19 recently authorized for emergency use in high-risk people by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should give doctors an easier means of keeping people out of the hospital. But the initial hype is … Read more

FDA OKs Emergency Use of Merck Pill for COVID-19

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FDA OKs Emergency Use of Merck Pill for COVID-19

Dec. 23, 2021 — The FDA has granted emergency use authorization to Merck’s antiviral drug to treat adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at risk for severe disease. Similar to FDA authorization of another antiviral pill regimen — ritonavir plus nirmatrelvir, or Paxlovid — granted to Pfizer on Wednesday, molnupiravir (brand name Lagevrio) … Read more