BREAKING: UK's medicines regulator has approved the world's first pill designed to treat symptomatic Covid-19, British government says.
Developed by Ridgeback Biotherapeutics and Merck Sharp & Dohme, the antiviral medication, molnupiravir, was found to be"safe and effective" at reducing the risk of hospitalization and death in people with mild to moderate Covid-19 who are at heightened risk of developing severe disease, the government said.
The pill’s approval makes it the first oral antiviral Covid-19 medication in the world to get the green light, the British government said., British health secretary Sajid Javid said the approval marked a"historic day for our country, as the U.K. is now the first country in the world to approve an antiviral that can be taken at home for Covid-19."The health secretary said the British government was"working at pace" with the U.K.
By preventing the virus from multiplying, the medication helps keep virus levels in the body low, reducing the severity and impact of the disease.
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