Paxlovid

  • Recently, US based pharma company Pfizer received United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid.
  • It is an antiviral COVID-19 treatment candidate - PF-07321332 - which is administered in combination with low dose HIV medicine ritonavir.
  • As compared to the placebo group, it showed a reduced risk of hospitalisation or death by 89 per cent, within three days of symptom onset; and 88 per cent, within five days of symptom onset.
  • Paxlovid can be administered to adults with COVID-19 who do not require supplemental oxygen and are at increased risk of progressing to severe ....
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