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Indian-origin researcher develops antiviral therapy that block Covid transmission
To our knowledge, this is the only single-dose antiviral that reduces not only symptoms and severit…
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Scientists from Australia and US develop new antiviral therapy with 99.99% efficacy against COVID-19
An international team of scientists, from Australia and the US, has developed an experimental direc…
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Gene therapy, select antivirals most promising for defeating COVID-19: Study
The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, analysed approaches for not only SA…
PTI
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The FDA has authorized pills to treat COVID-19, replenishing the tool kit of treatments against Omicron
The FDA on Thursday authorized Merck's antiviral pill, one day after authorizing Pfizer's pill.
Andrew Dunn,Allison DeAngelis
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An FDA expert panel narrowly supports the first COVID-19 pill but suggests restrictions on its use driven by safety concerns
A COVID-19 pill could prevent infected people from getting seriously sick. But the FDA panel expres…
Andrew Dunn,Andrea Michelson
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Merck requests FDA authorization for its anti-COVID-19 pill, the next step towards rolling it out
The pill "significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization or death," according to the developers …
Marianne Guenot
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A COVID-19 pill could soon fill a gap in our pandemic response that vaccines can’t overcome
Antivirals that can be taken orally are "one more piece of the larger puzzle of solving the COVID p…
Andrew Dunn
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Health Ministry adds steroid dexamethasone in COVID-19 treatment protocol
An inexpensive, widely used steroid dexamethasone was included in the treatment protocols for COVID…
PTI
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Adagio Therapeutics extends 3-day gain to 319% on hopes that its antiviral can treat the Omicron variant
"ADG20 was uniquely designed to combine breadth, potency and duration of protection against SARS-Co…
Matthew Fox
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The Biden administration plans to invest $3.2 billion in COVID-19 antiviral drugs
The plan - called the Antiviral Program for Pandemics - will be funded through the American Rescue …
Natalie Musumeci
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Moderna and BioNTech plummet more than 15% following news of Merck's COVID-19 antiviral pill
The antiviral drug could put a dent into the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, as countries still strugg…
Matthew Fox
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Gilead sold $873 million worth of its antiviral COVID-19 treatment even though data on its success remains mixed
Gilead posted its first numbers detailing how much money the pharmaceutical company has made throug…
Allana Akhtar
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Remdesivir proved to be the first useful tool we have in treating COVID-19 patients. Now, the US government wants to find out more about how it could be supercharged with other drugs.
The National Institutes of Health announced a massive new study Friday to test 3 immune modulators …
Andrew Dunn
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Trump got Regeneron's experimental antibody drug for his coronavirus symptoms. Here's what you need to know about the treatment.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Fr…
Andrew Dunn,Lydia Ramsey Pfla…
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Cipla to sell anti-viral drug remdesivir as Cipremi in India
In May, US drug maker Gilead Sciences extended a voluntary non-exclusive license to Cipla to man…
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The 10 most promising coronavirus treatments that could help curb the pandemic, even without a vaccine
Most have entered human trials, and a few have already seen positive data — but some candidates hav…
Aria Bendix,Andrew Dunn
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Govt revises dosage of anti-viral drug remdesivir to be administered to coronavirus patients
The ministry advised use of dexamethasone, which is already used in a wide range of conditions for…
PTI
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New antiviral drug combo shows promise against COVID-19: Study
"Our trial demonstrates that early treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 with a triple combinatio…
PTI
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COVID-19: Hetero, Cipla get nod to manufacture, market antiviral drug remdesivir
This comes a day after the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), considering the emergency and u…
PTI
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FDA allows emergency use of anti-viral vaccine Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients
According to Gilead, the EUA is based on available data from two global clinical trials – the Natio…