Pills
Novo's $149 Wegovy pill hits US market, challenging Lilly's injectable dominance
A key to the pill's success will be attracting cash-paying consumers who cannot obtain insurance coverage, a stark shift from the dominant business model.
Weight-loss pill approval set to accelerate food industry product overhauls
Does a common heart attack pill help everyone? Studies disagree
Syrian rebels expose Assad's labs with Captagon, 'poison' drug fueling deadly trade
COVID: Israel studying Pfizer drug, vote on kids’ vaccine set for Wednesday
On Friday, Pfizer announced that its antiviral pill Paxlovid cut hospitalization by 89%.
COVID-19 hospitalization reduced by low-cost antidepressant - study
Fluvoxamine distribution could dramatically reduce the costs of care globally, as the antidepressant pills cost far less than standard treatments for COVID-19 symptoms.
Taking aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes can be dangerous
A team of American experts is requesting a change in current guidelines for taking aspirin as a preventative treatment. They state that the "high risk of bleeding" outweighs the benefits.
Merck says deal signed with Singapore on COVID-19 antiviral pill
Though Singapore's health ministry did not immediately confirm the deal, it would be the fourth country to enter talks of purchase with Merck.
Merck's COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 50% - study
If authorized, molnupiravir, which is designed to introduce errors into the genetic code of the virus, would be the first oral antiviral medication for COVID-19.
Israeli authorities seize 9,000 pills suspected of being counterfeit
The enforcement campaign is aimed at protecting the public from sub-standard and dangerous goods.
