BREAKING: Pfizer says its Covid pill, used with an HIV drug, cuts the risk of hospitalization or death by 89%. megtirrell has the details.
It's now the second antiviral pill behind Merck's to demonstrate strong effectiveness for treating Covid at the first sign of illness.In this articlesaid Friday that its easy-to-administer Covid-19 pill, used in combination with a widely used HIV drug, cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in high-risk adults who've been exposed to the virus.'s to demonstrate strong effectiveness for treating Covid at the first sign of illness.
The HIV drug helps slow the metabolism, or breakdown, of Pfizer's pill in order for it to remain active in the body for longer periods of time at higher concentrations, the company said. Pfizer said there were six hospitalizations and zero deaths out of the 607 trial participants who received the pill in combination with the HIV drug within five days of symptom onset. That compares with 41 hospitalizations and 10 deaths out of the 612 people who received a placebo.
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