Merck

Molnupiravir: China grants conditional approval for COVID treatment

China has granted conditional approval for the import of Merck's COVID-19 treatment Molnupiravir, China's medical… Read More

WHO recommends Merck’s COVID pill for high-risk patients

A World Health Organization (WHO) panel on Wednesday backed the use of molnupiravir- Merck &… Read More

UK to begin testing Merck’s COVID pill for hospitalised patients

UK scientists will begin testing Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics' antiviral pill molnupiravir as a possible… Read More

Cheap version of Merck COVID pill to be made for poorer nations

A UN-backed agency has struck a deal for nearly 30 generic drugmakers to make low-cost… Read More

Drugmaker to launch generic COVID-19 Merck drug at about Rs70

Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd will launch its generic version of Merck's antiviral COVID-19… Read More

Belgium to buy 10,000 courses each of Pfizer and Merck COVID-19 pills

Belgium will buy 10,000 courses each of the COVID-19 pills developed by Pfizer and Merck,… Read More

Japan health panel approves Merck’s oral COVID-19 treatment

A Japanese health ministry panel on Friday recommended approval of the COVID-19 antiviral pill developed… Read More

US regulator authorizes Merck’s Covid pill

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck's Covid pill for high… Read More

France cancels order for Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral drug

France has cancelled its order for Merck's COVID-19 antiviral drug following disappointing trial data and… Read More

Merck Covid pill backed for EU emergency use

The EU's drug watchdog on Friday backed Merck's anti-Covid pill for emergency use ahead of… Read More

Indonesia reviewing Merck COVID-19 pill, up to 1 mln doses targeted

Indonesia is reviewing a COVID-19 experimental antiviral pill- molnupiravir- produced by Merck for domestic use,… Read More

How does Merck’s COVID-19 pill compare to Pfizer’s?

Pfizer and Merck have developed experimental antiviral pills that have shown promising efficacy in trials… Read More

Britain approves Merck’s COVID-19 pill in world first

Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing… Read More

Molnupiravir: Countries rush to buy Merck experimental COVID-19 pill

Merck has signed eight deals to sell more than a total of 2 million courses… Read More

Merck signs pact to allow more companies to manufacture COVID-19 pill

Merck has signed a licensing agreement with the United Nations-backed Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) that… Read More

Molnupiravir: Heres’ what you need to know about Merck’s COVID-19 pill

As Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced earlier this month that their pill Molnupiravir was… Read More

WHO says it awaits full data from Merck on COVID-19 pill molnupiravir

The World Health Organization is awaiting full clinical data on the antiviral pill made by… Read More

Merck applies for US authorization of COVID-19 pill

Merck & Co said on Monday it has applied for emergency use authorization in the… Read More

Merck and Singapore sign deal on COVID-19 antiviral pill

Pharmaceutical company Merck announced on Wednesday a supply and purchase agreement with Singapore that will… Read More

Merck’s COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 50%: study

Merck's experimental oral drug for COVID-19, molnupiravir, reduced by around 50% the chance of hospitalization… Read More