Pill for Covid Treatment
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:24 am
I just read that the FDA approved teh Pfizer pill for treating Covid. It sounds like the FDA just approved the Merck pill too however what I have read the Merck pill was not as effective as teh Pfizer one but I don't have a link for that handy.
If I understand correctly the pills need to be taken within 5 days of getting Covid.
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/coronavi ... covid-pill
more info
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/coronavi ... l-analysis
I have not done much reading on it yet but it sounds like this so far is approved for high risk people 12 and up. From the little I've learned reading about trials, approvals etc at list the data quoted in the article made this sound like a pretty small study that was used. Hopefully this pans out and becomes another tool available in combatting this virus.
"Paxlovid is a combination of two pills taken over five days that was shown in a clinical trial of 2,200 people to be safe and reduced the risk of hospitalizations and deaths among at-risk people by 88 percent when taken within five days of symptom onset."...."In an unusual move, the FDA did not convene its customary panel of independent experts to review the in-depth data surrounding Pfizer's pill ahead of authorization."
If I understand correctly the pills need to be taken within 5 days of getting Covid.
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/coronavi ... covid-pill
more info
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/coronavi ... l-analysis
I have not done much reading on it yet but it sounds like this so far is approved for high risk people 12 and up. From the little I've learned reading about trials, approvals etc at list the data quoted in the article made this sound like a pretty small study that was used. Hopefully this pans out and becomes another tool available in combatting this virus.
"Paxlovid is a combination of two pills taken over five days that was shown in a clinical trial of 2,200 people to be safe and reduced the risk of hospitalizations and deaths among at-risk people by 88 percent when taken within five days of symptom onset."...."In an unusual move, the FDA did not convene its customary panel of independent experts to review the in-depth data surrounding Pfizer's pill ahead of authorization."