Any update on Paxlovid (and other therapeutics)?

thejuggler · 15-02-2022 8:24pm #1

The Eu medicines agency approved Paxlovid (Pfizer theraputic course of tablets shown to reduce severity of Covid 19 - hospitalisations, ventilation etc) for emergency use in mid January. Not a word about it’s use in Ireland since then. Has anyone seen an update?

Goldengirl · 16-02-2022 10:43pm

Wrote a long answer but first it was duplicated , then went to delete duplicate , both posts deleted and no draft available to repost ! Too hard ...

thejuggler · 17-02-2022 7:00am

Thanks for trying GoldenGirl.

is_that_so · 17-02-2022 9:18am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058233169/any-update-on-paxlovid-and-other-therapeutics

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/department-defends-90m-deal-for-antiviral-drugs-to-treat-covid-19-1.4774225

Some complaints about the price, but we've ordered it through the EU procurement. The Business Post in January claimed we may not have any until the end of this month. That €90m includes Merck, which is not yet approved and the GSK monoclonal treatment Sotrovimab. The EMA has an issue with "problematic data" from Merck so approval is not at all given.

Any update on Paxlovid (and other therapeutics)?

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