Pills
An expert warns: These are the places where you must not store medications
Do you keep medications in a high cabinet in the bathroom? Do you put your child’s medication in their school bag? There are several important things you need to know.
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Cheap version of Merck COVID pill to be made for poorer nations
The antiviral drug, which received emergency approval in the United States in December, reduces hospitalizations and deaths of high-risk patients by around 30%, according to clinical trial results.
COVID: Israel studying Pfizer drug, vote on kids’ vaccine set for Wednesday
On Friday, Pfizer announced that its antiviral pill Paxlovid cut hospitalization by 89%.
COVID-19 hospitalization reduced by low-cost antidepressant - study
Fluvoxamine distribution could dramatically reduce the costs of care globally, as the antidepressant pills cost far less than standard treatments for COVID-19 symptoms.
Taking aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes can be dangerous
A team of American experts is requesting a change in current guidelines for taking aspirin as a preventative treatment. They state that the "high risk of bleeding" outweighs the benefits.
Merck says deal signed with Singapore on COVID-19 antiviral pill
Though Singapore's health ministry did not immediately confirm the deal, it would be the fourth country to enter talks of purchase with Merck.
Merck's COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 50% - study
If authorized, molnupiravir, which is designed to introduce errors into the genetic code of the virus, would be the first oral antiviral medication for COVID-19.
Israeli authorities seize 9,000 pills suspected of being counterfeit
The enforcement campaign is aimed at protecting the public from sub-standard and dangerous goods.
