EU Medicines Agency Starts Review Of Merck Oral Covid Drug

Muhammad Irfan Published October 25, 2021 | 05:18 PM

EU medicines agency starts review of Merck oral Covid drug

The EU's medicines watchdog said Monday it had started a review of an oral Covid medication from the US pharmaceutical firm Merck, raising hopes for an easy-to-administer treatment for the deadly disease.

The Hague, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Oct, 2021 ) :The EU's medicines watchdog said Monday it had started a review of an oral Covid medication from the US pharmaceutical firm Merck, raising hopes for an easy-to-administer treatment for the deadly disease.

"EMA's human medicines committee (CHMP) has started a rolling review of the oral antiviral medicine molnupiravir... developed by Merck Sharp & Dohme in collaboration with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics for the treatment of Covid-19 in adults," the European Medicines Agency said in a statement.

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