New drug (pill) Paxlovid authorized by US FDA

[QF WP]

Here’s hoping this can be used as another prong in the fight against COVID19:

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised the emergency use of Paxlovid, a pill that can be used to treat Covid-19.

‘Staggering’: Pfizer’s Covid-19 breakthrough — news.com.au

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised the first oral antiviral treatment for Covid-19. Paxlovid is a pill made by Pfizer.

apple.news

 

[Quickstatus]

The authorities need to have a treatment arm for the prehospital Covids.

Start treatment early not when the patient is in hospital.

Basically anyone with comorbidities and symptomatic of Covid should have treatment started by GP. (Whether it’s this pill or another)

Symptomatic Healthy Covid positive possibly might benefit.

 

[Buzzard]

Something else for the anti brigade to be sceptical of.

 

[drron]

That was a wonderful description by the Pfizer PR team. Unfortunately there are a lot of problems using this drug which are explained in the FDA report of it's approval.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19

Today, the FDA issued an EUA for the first oral antiviral for treatment of COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients.

www.fda.gov

The Merck drug which has now also been approved by the FDA is a lot safer. It may appear that the drug is less effective but the study was with patients who already had mild to moderate disease so at higher risk of progression. Here is the FDA approval.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19 in Certain Adults

The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for Merck’s molnupiravir for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in certain adults.

www.fda.gov