Nov 15, 2021
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD
Educational Pearls:
- A press release from Merck introduced Molnupiravir for treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19
- The yet to be published study is a randomized control trial at around 100 different sites
- Reported outcomes were hospitalization and mortality from COVID and mortality from COVID
- Molnupiravir was found to be twice as effective as placebo looking at these two endpoints (7% vs. 14%)
- 5 day course of the drug taken twice per day costs $700, but cost-saved from using this drug was $32,000 per patient
References
https://www.merck.com/news/merck-and-ridgebacks-molnupiravir-an-oral-covid-19-antiviral-medicine-receives-first-authorization-in-the-world/
Summarized by John Spartz, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD
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