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Thailand signs ฿500m deal to buy 50,000 courses of Molnupiravir COVID-19 medication


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Thailand’s Medical Services Department signed a 500-million baht deal with MSD (Thailand) today (Thursday) to buy 50,000 courses of Merck’s Molnupiravir (Lagevrio) oral anti-viral medication for the treatment of COVID-19 infections.

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who witnessed the signing at the Ministry of Public Health, said that treatment of people infected with COVID-19 requires effective medication and, to date, Thailand used Favipiravir and the herbal medicine, Fah Talai Jone.

 

Molnupiravir, which is manufactured by US giant pharmaceutical company Merck, has proved efficacious during clinical human trials, adding that the oral version will be administered to patients with moderate and severe symptoms, as well as to people at high risk.

 

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Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-signs-฿500m-deal-to-buy-50000-courses-of-molnupiravir-covid-19-medication/

 

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7 hours ago, webfact said:

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who witnessed the signing at the Ministry of Public Health, said that treatment of people infected with COVID-19 requires effective medication and

should continue to fill his bank accounts to make up for the public turning their backs on his other nice little earner - Chinese vaccines.

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500 million baht for 50,000 courses, which is 10,000 baht for each course of 40 capsules, i.e. 250 baht a capsule, and 2,000 baht a day for a five day treatment.

In the always unbearable bright light of hindsight I should have bought stocks in Merck...:whistling:

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1 hour ago, khunPer said:

500 million baht for 50,000 courses, which is 10,000 baht for each course of 40 capsules, i.e. 250 baht a capsule, and 2,000 baht a day for a five day treatment.

In the always unbearable bright light of hindsight I should have bought stocks in Merck...:whistling:

$700 in the US for a course.

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Not as good as predicted........................

 

NEW: Merck COVID pill is only 30% effective against hospitalization/death in final analysis. Original analysis (aka results by press release) said 50%. Also lolz to releasing unfavorable results at 6:45 am the day after Thanksgiving…

 

https://twitter.com/MoNscience/status/1464213092196241415

https://www.merck.com/news/merck-and-ridgeback-biotherapeutics-provide-update-on-results-from-move-out-study-of-molnupiravir-an-investigational-oral-antiviral-medicine-in-at-risk-adults-with-mild-to-moderate-covid-19/

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