Pfizer Gets Nod From EU Regulator for Covid Drug Paxlovid

Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 pill received backing from the European Union’s drugs regulator, offering a tool to manage coronavirus infections at home and ease the burden on hospitals.

The European Medicines Agency’s expert committee recommended granting a conditional marketing authorization for the antiviral, called Paxlovid, for adults with Covid at risk of developing severe illness. The agency had already said in December that the treatment could be used by adults, in advance of formal approval.

Pfizer’s Paxlovid Covid-19 pill production.

Source: Pfizer Inc.

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