Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the use of antiviral drug molnupiravir for the treatment of Covid-19 patients who are at risk of hospitalization. “WHO has updated its living guidelines on Covid-19 therapeutics to include a conditional...
Safe and effective medications for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are available in the country and these are “essential” in exiting the pandemic, adult infectious disease specialist Dr. Edsel Maurice Salvaña said on Friday, Feb. 11. In a webinar held by the University of the Philippines (UP),...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday, Feb. 9 that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Molnupiravir of Lloyd Laboratories Inc. may be marketed by the firm at P50 to P75 per capsule. Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) During a Laging Handa press briefing,...
A clinical trial is seeking to test Molnupiravir's potential as post-exposure treatment in preventing coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an infectious disease expert said Saturday, Feb. 5. Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Benjamin Co, clinical investigator of Asian Hospital and Medical Center,...
The Taguig City government distributed 10,000 capsules of the oral coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drug molnupiravir under the brand name Molnarz to the City Health Office (CHO) that will be given to patients. Last Dec. 22, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an emergency use...
Amid reports of counterfeit coronavirus disease (COVID-19) medicines such as Molnupiravir, the Department of Health (DOH) released an advisory on Wednesday, Jan. 19 Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Molnupiravir, according to DOH, is a drug for mild cases of COVID-19 currently provided with an...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday, Jan. 16, warned all healthcare professionals and the public against buying molnupiravir, an investigational drug used in the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), from unauthorized entities. (Photo from Merck & Co.) In a statement, FDA...
The tandem of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio is supporting the local production of COVID-19 drug in the country. Marcos Jr. and Duterte-Carpio’s UniTeam alliance said Friday it fully backs the initiative of the private...
A non-profit advocacy group has launched talks with suppliers of Molnupiravir to help small businesses, whose frontline workers have been infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), gain access to the anti-viral drug. Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) “This is our way of helping MSMEs and...
Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Pharmaceutical firm Faberco Life Sciences Inc. (Faberco) assured that the country will have enough supply of oral antiviral drug Molnupiravir amid the rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. “Faberco Life Sciences is committed to address the urgent...
Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Pharmaceutical firm Faberco Life Sciences Inc. (Faberco) said that the move of the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow the emergency use of Molnarz, a brand of the antiviral drug molnupiravir, will help the country in its ongoing fight against...
The city government of Manila announced on Tuesday, Nov. 23, that it has already received the first batch of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antiviral drug, Molnupiravir. PHOTO COURTESY OF MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Around 40,000 capsules of Molnupiravir were delivered to the Sta. Ana Hospital...
