Vietnam approves first Covid medicines for emergency use

Packets of molnupiravir distributed for Covid-19 patients at home in HCMC. Photo courtesy of the HCMC Center for Disease Control

The health ministry said Thursday it has approved for the first time three anti Covid-19 drugs containing molnupiravir for emergency use.

The three drugs are Molravir 400 by Boston Pharma, Movinavir 200 mg by Mekophar Chemical Pharmaceutical and Molnupiravir Stella 400 by Stellapharm, a representative of the Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health.

These drugs are the first Covid-19 antivirals to be approved in Vietnam.

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