Merck’s Covid pill Molnupiravir was authorized for the first time in the U.K.
among those who received the drug was 7.3% compared to 14.1% of those given a placebo, Merck said.
Merck said it expects global revenue from the pill, developed by it and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, to total up toAt home, whether the pill will receive the green light will be determined when the Food and Drug Administration meets to discuss the safety and efficacy data of molnupiravir at the end of this month.Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed, chair of the U.K.’s Commission on Human Medicines said that Lagevrio—monulpiravir's brand name in the U.K.
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