EU source, Health News, ET HealthWorld
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) BRUSSELS: The European Union is negotiating with Merck & Co and Pfizer over possible contracts to supply their experimental Covid-19 drugs, an EU official told Reuters,…
How does Merck’s COVID-19 pill compare to Pfizer’s?, Health News, ET HealthWorld
By Deena Beasley Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co Inc have developed experimental antiviral pills that have shown promising efficacy in trials of adults with COVID-19 who are at high…
Trials for first antiviral Covid pill begin in Nagpur, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Nagpur: After hosting trials of various types of Covid-19 vaccines and some drugs delivered through injections, Nagpur has become the site for the human trials of an oral pill that…
Merck COVID-19 pill sparks calls for access for lower income countries, Health News, ET HealthWorld
By Francesco Guarascio and Michael Erman The plan to roll out Merck & Co’s promising antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 risks repeating the inequities of vaccine distribution, potentially leaving the…
Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world’s arsenal against the pandemic. If…
Covid antiviral pill cuts risk of hospitalisation, deaths by half, says manufacturer, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Washington: An antiviral pill has been found to reduce the risk of hospitalisation and deaths by 50 per cent in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 during clinical trials. The drug, which…
Merck to seek emergency approval for experimental pill that cuts worst effects of coronavirus, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Merck & Co. said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health…
