He was confused and short of breath when he came back. The physical exam revealed dehydration, a drowsy state, tachypnea (35 breaths per minute), and tachycardia (110 beats per minute). His blood pressure was 108/60 mmHg with an SpO2 of 95%. There were scattered crackles in the lung ...
Both the drugmaker and O'Connell said that switch will likely come by the end of this year, dictated in part by when government stocks run low. Health authorities are also preparing to end distribution of current government-bought vaccines, ahead of expected updates this fall. ...
When taken by os, monkeys show relatively poor bioavailability for Nirmatrelvir (8.5%), primarily because this species carries out oxidative metabolism throughout the gastrointestinal tract, while the bioavailability is moderate in rats (34–50%). Overall, nirmatrelvir showed moderate plasma protein ...
A request to authorize anotherantiviral pillcalled molnupiravir, developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, has also been pending for months before the FDA, after the agency's outside advisersquestionedits lower-than-expected effectiveness and concerns over risks associated with the drug. Pfizer...
Although it affects fewer than 6% of people who are given Paxlovid, somereporta "horrible" taste that came on soon after they started taking the drug. Dysgeusia is described as a bitter, metallic or sour taste in the mouth. But what exactly is it, and what's going on in the body wh...
The government soon will stop paying for the COVID drug that has proved to be the most effective at keeping patients alive and out of the hospital.
Gulick, who serves as a co-chair of the NIH's influential COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines panel, declined to comment on when or whether the group would issue guidance on how providers should handle these cases. "I will say the guidelines are responsive to what's being talked about out there...
Both the drugmaker and O'Connell said that switch will likely come by the end of this year, dictated in part by when government stocks run low. Health authorities are also preparing to end distribution of current government-bought vaccines, ahead of expected updates this fall. "There's a lo...