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COVID-19 test requirement dropped for Paxlovid

Posted on February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 by kpelland99

It just got easier to get antiviral medication for COVID-19. Effective Feb. 1, people no longer have to test positive for COVID-19 in order to receive the oral antiviral medication Paxlovid. In removing the testing requirement, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledges the limited accuracy of COVID-19 tests, allowing health care providers to […]

Primeros tratamientos antivirales para la COVID-19 autorizados por la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos

Posted on December 23, 2021January 6, 2022 by maxsullivan2

Esta semana, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) autorizó dos tratamientos antivirales orales para la enfermedad COVID-19

FDA panel endorses first antiviral treatment for COVID-19

Posted on November 30, 2021December 16, 2021 by jlwoha

Today, an expert panel of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) endorsed the use of the Merck antiviral drug molnupiravir for treatment of symptomatic COVID-19 in test-confirmed patients with high risk conditions. The FDA has not yet authorized the treatment.