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Merck requests FDA authorization for its anti-COVID-19 pill, the next step towards rolling it out
The pill "significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization or death," according to the developers …
Marianne Guenot
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Merck jumps 10% as the drugmaker says its antiviral pill cuts the risk of hospitalizations and deaths in COVID patients
Merck already has a deal to supply 1.7 million courses of antiviral pill molnupiravir to the US gov…
Carla Mozée
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New COVID-19 drug claims it can suppress transmission within 24 hours
Even as the world cheers the progress being made on several vaccines to protect against the Covid-1…
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A new pill designed to treat active COVID-19 infections was just approved by the UK, the first country to do so
Early trial results found that Merck's molnupiravir, the first antiviral designed to treat COVID-19…
Mary Hanbury
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Merck says it'll ask regulators to authorize the first antiviral pill designed to treat COVID-19 after a trial found it halved the risk of hospitalization or death
Merck and Ridgeback on Friday morning said they'd apply for emergency FDA authorization for the dru…
Grace Dean
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Retail investors are dumping shares of COVID-19 vaccine makers and piling into antiviral pill maker Merck, data shows
Merck shares have jumped since the drug maker said molnupiravir cuts the risk of COVID hospitalizat…
Carla Mozée
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Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy’s Lab, Divi’s Lab and other pharma stocks rally on regulator’s nod to make anti-COVID pill
Pharmaceutical company stocks were the top gainers in a weak market on December 29 as the segment c…
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Top Stories this PM: Justice Kavanaugh gets asymptomatic COVID; Afghanistan evacuees denied entry into US
Justice Brett Kavanaugh got a positive COVID-19 diagnosis on Thursday after a "routine" test per th…
INSIDER
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Sun Pharma gets emergency use authorization to manufacture Merck's anti-Covid pill Molnupiravir
Amid the ongoing resurgence of new Covid-19 cases in India, an expert panel of the Central Dru…
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Top Stories this PM: Merck requests authorization for anti-COVID pill; Facebook Oversight Board to meet with whistleblower
If authorized, the drug, called molnupiravir, would become the first oral antiviral treatment for C…
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Former FDA commissioner says 'we're close to the end of the pandemic phase' as kids get vaccinated and COVID-19 pills emerge
Gottlieb on Sunday said he expected the Delta variant to continue to spread throughout the country,…
Connor Perrett
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Dogecoin, Merck's antiviral pill, and Nicole Kidman: Here's what AMC CEO and meme-stock icon Adam Aron has been talking about
The AMC chief executive caught the attention of Tesla's Elon Musk and billionaire investor Mark Cub…
Natasha Dailey
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The FDA could authorize the first COVID-19 pill in December - here's who may be eligible
Next month, the FDA will meet to discuss Merck's antiviral pill for adults with mild to moderate CO…
Aria Bendix
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An FDA expert panel narrowly supports the first COVID-19 pill but suggests restrictions on its use driven by safety concerns
A COVID-19 pill could prevent infected people from getting seriously sick. But the FDA panel expres…
Andrew Dunn,Andrea Michelson
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The first-ever COVID-19 pill may be just weeks away. A handful of other pills, inhalers, and nasal sprays also show promise.
Easy-to-take coronavirus treatments could complement vaccines. These are the most promising ones to…
Aria Bendix,Andrew Dunn
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Omicron has drug companies preparing for the worst. Here are their plans to counterattack the newest COVID-19 variant.
Experts fear that the newest variant may make vaccines and therapies less effective. "On the face o…
Andrew Dunn
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Pharma giant Merck just jumped into the coronavirus race with 2 vaccine candidates slated to start human testing this year
Announcing 3 deals on Tuesday, Merck unveiled its top research efforts for a coronavirus vaccine as…
Andrew Dunn
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10 Things in Politics: Texas amps up vaccine fight
And Insider is suing the Biden administration for secret Trump and Pence staffing records.
Brent D. Griffiths
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A COVID-19 pill could soon fill a gap in our pandemic response that vaccines can’t overcome
Antivirals that can be taken orally are "one more piece of the larger puzzle of solving the COVID p…
Andrew Dunn
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The 10 most promising coronavirus treatments that could help curb the pandemic, even without a vaccine
Most have entered human trials, and a few have already seen positive data — but some candidates hav…