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Indian firm launches Merck’s Covid pill under brand name ‘molulife’

A health worker administers Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary at Chembur Vaccination center in Mumbai on Wednesday. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 30, 2021 04:31 am IST

UK planning to rollout Merck's anti-Covid pill as soon as Christmas: Report

Merck’s antiviral pill was found to be 30% effective at reducing risk of hospitalization and death in high-risk people.
Published on Dec 05, 2021 03:26 pm IST

US panel backs Merck's first-of-a-kind Covid-19 pill 

The pill is already authorized in the UK.
Updated on Dec 01, 2021 10:45 am IST

Merck asks EU drug regulator to authorise its Covid-19 pill

EMA said the drug should be given as soon as possible after Covid-19 has been diagnosed and within five days of symptoms starting.
Updated on Nov 24, 2021 12:20 am IST

UK becomes first country to approve Merck's  anti-Covid pill molnupiravir

Based on the clinical trial data, the drug is most effective when taken during the early stages of infection and the MHRA recommends that it be used within five days of the onset of symptoms.
Published on Nov 04, 2021 05:31 pm IST

Experts laud Merck's Covid-19 drug molnupiravir. All you need to know

The experimental drug, molnupiravir, significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization or death when administered to high-risk patients early in the disease, Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said in a statement.
Published on Oct 02, 2021 08:17 pm IST

Merck to help make Johnson & Johnson's single-shot Covid-19 vaccine: Report

The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Linden, New Jersey, US.
Published on Mar 02, 2021 07:29 pm IST

Merck sells stake in Moderna as Covid-19 vaccine gets FDA review

Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Moderna is developing one of the fastest-moving potential coronavirus vaccines. The shot is slated for review by U.S. regulators in the coming weeks.
Updated on Dec 03, 2020 12:22 am IST

‘The world of reproductive science has progressed’

Dr. Vareesh Kumar
Updated on Feb 09, 2021 10:03 pm IST

Stay together and view fertility treatment as a battle

Dr. Alia Reddy
Updated on Jan 31, 2021 03:20 pm IST

‘Male infertility goes undiagnosed in 25-30% cases’

Dr. Sachin Jadhav
Updated on Jan 29, 2021 07:38 pm IST

‘Let’s bust some myths around infertility!’

Dr RG Patel
Updated on Jan 29, 2021 04:25 pm IST

‘More couples are now aware about benefits of IVF’

Dr. Babita Panda
Updated on Jan 29, 2021 07:37 pm IST

‘Lot of social stigma surrounding medical intervention for infertility’

Dr. Pratibha Makhija
Updated on Feb 10, 2021 05:07 pm IST

Merck, Pfizer drug combo extends kidney cancer survival

Results from the trial of 861 previously untreated patients were presented at a cancer meeting in San Francisco and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Updated on Feb 17, 2019 11:37 am IST

Next in line: 20 years after Viagra, Pfizer seeks another miracle drug

Pfizer also signalled it could sell its consumer healthcare business, which includes popular over-the-counter products such as the anti-inflammatory drug Advil, multivitamin Centrum and the ubiquitous ChapStick lip balm.
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 11:18 am IST