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Oral COVID Agents

Pharmacy Friday Pearls

18 years Administration Oral Oral Oral PK/PD MOA: Nirmatrelvir – inhibitor of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease Prevents viral replicationRitonavir is a CYP3A inhibitor included to increase nirmatrelvir plasma levelsRitonavir alone has NO activity against SARS-CoV-2 Time to peak: Nirmatrelvir: 3 hrs & Ritonavir: 3.98 Introduction.

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Nine for 2022: International issues that are compelling, new or changed in 2022

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The year 2020 ended on a note of hope, with the 8th December vaccination of 91-year-old Margaret Keenan, the world’s first person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside clinical trials. Add to this the fact that the world missed the WHO targets for global vaccination by the end of 2021 and will likely continue to miss targets in 2022.

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Pharma’s post-pandemic launch performance problem: what’s the prognosis?

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COVID vaccines and treatments have created a substantial market over and above the existing Rx market- IQVIA estimates that the cumulative value of COVID vaccines could be between $185 and 295bn to 2026. The initial pandemic lockdowns prevented many patients from seeing doctors face-to-face.

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Ivermectin: A therapeutic approach to reduce high-risk cases of COVID

Druggist

With an ongoing vaccination program globally, experts hope that a large world population will soon get a vaccine that protects against corona. Additionally, this drug is also known as anti-parasite successful against all viruses like HIV, Dengue, Influenza , and Zika virus. Treatment without a prescription can be harmful.

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Top 20 RNAi Therapeutic Companies Based on 2022 R&D Expenditure

PharmaShots

This drug is currently in multiple P-IIa clinical trials and is being evaluated in combination with other antiviral agents for cHBV. ARO-AAT and ARO-APOC3 are among the highest-phase products developing under Arrowhead’s pipeline for the treatment of liver diseases. R&D Expenditure: $85.1M R&D Expenditure: $437.9M

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Pneumonia symptoms: What are the early signs of pneumonia?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Pneumonia is often mild to moderate, requiring only outpatient treatment. Risk factors of pneumonia are age older than 65, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder ( COPD ), HIV infection , weakened immune system and smoking. Pneumonia usually requires evaluation and treatment. Treatment depends on the cause.