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PAXLOVID

8th November, 2021

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Context

  • Pfizer announced trial results for its investigational Covid-19 oral antiviral candidate, Paxlovid, saying it significantly reduced hospitalisation and death.-why-is-google-doodle-celebrating-her-biceived ‘heaviest rainfall’ since 2015.

About

  • It is an investigational SARS-CoV-2 “protease inhibitor antiviral therapy”.
  • It inhibits viral replication at proteolysis, a stage that occurs before viral replication.
  • It is “designed to be administered orally so that it can be prescribed at the first sign of infection or at first awareness of an exposure, potentially helping patients avoid severe illness.”
  • Pfizer said it has entered into advance purchase agreements with “multiple countries and is in negotiations with several others”.

 

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-two-new-oral-drugs-and-the-treatment-of-covid-19-7611923/