Pfizer asks FDA to clear Covid pill for high-risk patients

Paxlovid is second oral antiviral to undergo FDA review as drugmaker moves to widen access to oral treatment

17 November 2021 - 20:38 By Riley Griffin

Pfizer has asked US regulators for emergency-use authorisation of its Covid-19 pill that could play a critical role in further protecting high-risk patients from the disease’s worst effects. ..

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