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  • Approved for use in the UK, likely to get nod in India soon
  • First oral medicine in the world to be approved for use against Covid
  • Will be given twice a day to patients recently diagnosed with Covid

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Molnupiravir: All you need to know about the oral anti-Covid pill

The antiviral drug Molnupiravir was originally developed to treat the flu. It's meant for adults at risk for progressing to severe Covid or hospitalisation

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      World's first oral anti-Covid pill, Molnupiravir, has been approved by the UK and is likely to green light in India soon. It's been hailed as a gamechanger in the fight against Covid-19.

      Here's all you need to know about the anti-Covid pill:

      • Approved for use in the UK, likely to get nod in India soon
      • First oral medicine in the world to be approved for use against Covid
      • Developed by the pharmaceutical companies Ridgeback Biotherapeutics and Merck, Sharp and Dohme
      • The antiviral drug molnupiravir was originally developed to treat the flu
      • Meant for adults at risk for progressing to severe Covid or hospitalisation
      • To be given to patients within 5 days of symptoms appearing
      • Will be given twice a day to patients recently diagnosed with Covid
      • Molnupiravir works by disrupting the virus’s reproduction.
      • Reduces the risk of hospitalisation or Covid death by 50%
      • Ineffective if it’s taken after the patient is hospitalised
      • The treatment can be given to both vaccinated and unvaccinated patients

      Also Read: Oral anti-Covid pill may be cleared for use within days: report

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