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re: Merck’s Molnupiravir and Pfizer’s Antiviral Pills - What are the ingredients?
Posted on 8/23/21 at 1:54 pm to Chef Curry
Posted on 8/23/21 at 1:54 pm to Chef Curry
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Molnupiravir (development codes MK-4482 and EIDD-2801) is an experimental antiviral drug which is orally active and was developed for the treatment of influenza.
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It is a prodrug of the synthetic nucleoside derivative N4-hydroxycytidine
Research on it is proceeding much faster than on Hydroxychloroquine or Ivermectin.
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The Pfizer pill falls into a class of drugs called protease inhibitors
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By inhibiting the protease, scientists think this antiviral treatment can stop the virus from replicating, regardless of the variation in its spike protein.
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A new COVID-19 treatment may soon be on the market. Pfizer is developing a new oral drug to treat COVID-19.
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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC in April that he is optimistic that the medication could be approved and available “I hope by the end of the year.”
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The Pfizer drug targets the 3CL protease
Pfizer
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Ivermectin is a strong inhibitor of replicase (RdRp), both proteases, the N-protein, and the Spike protein.
covid.us.org
Theres a lot of information on Ivermectin on that link.
This post was edited on 8/23/21 at 2:16 pm
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Posted on 8/23/21 at 1:59 pm to LSUbest
Weird how that works.
Any generic drug companies doing a lot of research work on new indications?
Any generic drug companies doing a lot of research work on new indications?
Posted on 8/23/21 at 2:21 pm to LSUbest
Amazing that Merck is promoting its newer wonder drug while simultaneously bashing its older drug, Ivermectin, and refusing to do studies on that drug. Big Pharma needs to make bank.
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