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There is enough supply of Paxlovid, an antiviral medication to treat adults at high risk of severe Covid-19, and the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) will release the stockpile only when the need arises.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Paxlovid antiviral drug treatment is still effective despite the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant.
KUCHING: Sarawak will order RM2mil worth of the antiviral drug Paxlovid due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
PETALING JAYA: The country’s policy on the usage of Covid-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid does not include low-risk, asymptomatic patients, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
PETALING JAYA: The antiviral drug Paxlovid is available for free for Covid-19 patients at private health facilities and government health clinics, which will help with the rising Covid-19 cases in the country.
GEORGE TOWN: Paxlovid, the antiviral drug used to treat Covid-19, is available at most major hospitals but it will be prescribed to patients on a case-to-case basis, said an infectious disease consultant.
LOS ANGELES, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Anti-COVID-19 pill Paxlovid could reduce risks for COVID-19 related hospitalization, and early treatment with Paxlovid and other available authorized therapeutics could make a difference for high-risk patients, according to health experts.
(Reuters) - Use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid spiked this week, but some doctors are reconsidering the pills for lower-risk patients after a U.S. public health agency warned that symptoms can recur after people complete a course of the drug, and that they should then isolate a second time.
PETALING JAYA: More than 1,300 Covid-19 patients have been successfully treated with the antiviral drug Paxlovid at Health Ministry facilities since April 15.
PETALING JAYA: The antiviral drug Paxlovid will be available for free to Covid-19 patients at private health facilities, says the Health Minister.
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Medical Services Department on Thursday (March 24) signed a contract to purchase 50,000 treatment courses of Paxlovid drug with Pfizer Thailand for Covid-19 patients in risk groups.
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Paxlovid antiviral drug reduces risk of death among Covid-19 patients by 70%, and hospitalisation by 40%, Chulalongkorn University medical expert Dr Thira Woratanarat said on Thursday (Dec 15).
PETALING JAYA: The antiviral medication Paxlovid would be made available soon in private hospitals, says the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia.
The Cambodian Ministry of Health, National Commission for Combating Covid-19 (“NCCC”) and commission in charge of medical drug supply have authorised and arranged for the import of Pfizer’s Paxlovid pill to treat Covid-19 in patients aged 12 years and older.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia received the first shipment of Covid-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid on April 9 and it is enough to treat 48,000 patients, says the Health Ministry.
PETALING JAYA: The anti-viral medication, Paxlovid, would be made available soon in private hospitals, says the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia.
PETALING JAYA: Paxlovid, the antiviral drug used to treat Covid-19, is now available at several major private hospitals, says the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry will supply at least 3,000 Paxlovid courses in preparation to treat pilgrims who may contract Covid-19 while performing the haj.
PUTRAJAYA: The antiviral drug Paxlovid to treat Covid-19, which was previously used in health clinics and government hospitals, will be available to be used in private hospitals and clinics as well as teaching hospitals, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
