Searched Stories
Sort By:
4 mins read
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
1 min read
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
2 mins read
Merck jumps 10% as the drugmaker says its antiviral pill cuts the risk of hospitalizations and deaths in COVID patients
Merck already has a deal to supply 1.7 million courses of antiviral pill molnupiravir to the US gov…
Carla Mozée
3 mins read
Companies are racing to develop pills to treat COVID-19
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for the week ending October 1.
Leah Rosenbaum
6 mins read
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
2 mins read
Strides develops Favipiravir antiviral tablets; drug shows positive outcome in COVID-19 treatment
The product is currently being exported to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to treat patie…
PTI
3 mins read
US health authorities are reportedly preparing to allow emergency use of Gilead's antiviral remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients, following positive study results
FDA is reportedly preparing to allow emergency use of remdesivir as soon as today. The treatment he…
Andrew Dunn
2 mins read
Antiviral drug 'Molnupiravir' blocks COVID-19 virus within 24 hours: Study
Researchers have discovered that the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Covid-19) with a new antivi…
1 min read
US stocks climb as progress on Merck's antiviral pill offsets new inflation data
Merck's positive drug data helped turn around US futures this morning even as core inflation saw it…
Matthew Fox
1 min read
US stocks extend rebound as Omicron fears recede and early antiviral data suggests effectiveness against variant
Oil prices surged on Tuesday as investors now see little chance of Omicron disrupting the economic …
Matthew Fox
1 min read
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
2 mins read
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
4 mins read
Forsythia is an herbal remedy that may have antibacterial and antiviral properties
Forsythia has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat various symptoms including nausea,…
Ashley Laderer
2 mins read
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…
2 mins read
Government to import 4.5 lakh vials of antiviral drug Remdesivir to ease its shortage in the country
The government has started importing the vital drug from other countries to ease its shortage i…
PTI
2 mins read
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…
2 mins read
Psaki says it's 'crazy' for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to push COVID-19 antibody treatments 'that don't work'
The FDA halted monoclonal antibody treatments deemed ineffective against Omicron, which DeSantis sa…
Oma Seddiq,Bryan Metzger
3 mins read
Researchers at Northwestern University are working on a self-sanitizing mask design to slow the spread of pandemics like COVID-19
In March, the National Science Foundation awarded a $200,000 Rapid Response Research grant to scien…
Don Reisinger,Don Reisinger
1 min read
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
1 min read
Antiviral drug remdesivir may be effective in stopping replication of coronavirus: ICMR
"Recently reported study on use of remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment is not a clinical trial, but …