Health Canada approves Pfizer anti-viral pill for treatment of COVID-19

 

Health Canada approves Pfizer anti-viral pill for treatment of COVID-19

 Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid as the first take-home treatment for COVID-19.

The drug, which is a treatment involving a total of six pills taken daily for five days, has been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization by almost 90 per cent. The course of treatment includes two pills of nirmatrelvir taken twice a day and one pill of ​​ritonavir taken twice a day.

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