First batch of Pfizer's Paxlovid pill for Covid-19 treatment arrives in Singapore


Paxlovid was granted interim authorisation by the HSA on Feb 3 under the Pandemic Special Access Route. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Feb 13 (The Straits Times/ANN): The first batch of Pfizer's antiviral oral pill, Paxlovid, arrived in Singapore this week, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Saturday (Feb 12).

The drug is the first oral anti-viral medicine that has been approved by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for the treatment of Covid-19 infections here.

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