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World's first: UK approves COVID-19 pills

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First Worldwide: UK Approves COVID-19 Pills coronavirus disease <strong> molnupiravir manufactured by Merck. </strong> </p>
<p> This was reported by the BBC. </p>
<p> Health Minister Sajid Javid said in a statement, “Today is a historic day for our country as The UK became the first country in the world to approve an antiviral drug that can be taken at home for Covid. “</p>
<p> In clinical trials, the pill has cut the risk of hospitalization or death by about half. For medical reasons, the molnupiravir tablet <strong> will be given twice a day to patients recently diagnosed with COVID-19. </strong> Molnupiravir is developed by the American pharmaceutical companies Merck, Sharp and Dohme (MSD) and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. </strong> </p>
<p> <strong> Clinical trials </strong> </p>
<p> Preliminary clinical trials of molnupiravir in 775 patients with recent Covid cases revealed: </p>
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  • 7.3% of those who received the drug were hospitalized.
  • this was compared with 14.1% of patients who were given placebo or dummy pills.
  • there were no deaths in the molnupiravir group but eight patients who were given a placebo in the study later died of Covid.
  • In addition to the UK and the US, Australia, Singapore, South Korea also entered into a purchase agreement.

    Recall that the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved for emergency use of Indian vaccines inu against coronavirus Covaxin from Bharat Biotech.

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