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Covid researchers launch Monkeypox study  

Drug Discovery World

A new study investigating a potential treatment for people who have been diagnosed with monkeypox has been launched by the same team who helped develop Covid-19 treatments. . The trial will see participants receive either a 14-day course of 600 mg tecovirimat twice daily or a matched placebo treatment.

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GSK’s respiratory syncytial virus

The Pharma Data

There are no RSV vaccines or specific treatments currently available for older adults. RSV causes over 270,000 hospitalisations and approximately 20,000 in-hospital deaths in adults aged 60 years and older each year in Europe. These were typically mild to moderate and transient.

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Fighting viruses is as easy as breathing

The Pharma Data

Using a Human Lung Chip that replicates the structures and functions of the lung air sac, or “alveolus,” the research team discovered that applying mechanical forces that mimic breathing motions suppresses influenza virus replication by activating protective innate immune responses. During his Ph.D.

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Pfizer to supply UNICEF up to 4 million treatment courses of novel COVID-19 oral treatment for low- and middle-income countries

The Pharma Data

NYSE: PFE) announced today an agreement with UNICEF to supply up to 4 million treatment courses of its COVID-19 oral treatment, PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir [PF-07321332] tablets and ritonavir tablets), to 95 low- and middle-income countries, pending authorization or approval. Pfizer Inc.

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bamlanivimab and etesevimab together for treatment of COVID-19 in the U.S.

The Pharma Data

for the treatment of COVID-19 – as planned with the FDA – follows the modification of contracts with the U.S. 1.429 California strain that currently accounts for 50 percent of the virus in California and over 10 percent across a number of additional states. This request is not due to any new safety concern. All sites in the U.S.

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Lilly’s bebtelovimab receives Emergency Use Authorization for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19

The Pharma Data

“With the emergence of variants such as Omicron, treatment options remain limited. Lilly is pleased to provide another treatment option to help address the ongoing needs of patients and health care providers who continue to battle this pandemic.”

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Post-COVID-19 cognitive impairment: a new target for drug development?

Drug Discovery World

To date, it seems that the likely mechanism of post- Covid-19 cognitive impairment is neuroinflammation triggered by the peripheral / systemic inflammation caused by the virus. There is a clear opportunity to repurpose some of these candidates for preventative/ prophylactic treatment for post-Covid-19 cognitive impairment.