Next Monday[/B] the Merck[/B][C] anti-coronavirus pill, which is already in our country and in pharmaceutical warehouses, is expected to be available in Hospital Pharmacies next Monday, according to the Deputy Director of Pharmaceutical Services Dr. Elena Panagiotopoulou.
The anti-covid pill as she explains, reduces severe disease and death, however it will only be prescribed by personal physicians and on the basis of strict protocol.
The anti-covid pill as she explains, reduces severe disease and death, however it will only be prescribed by personal physicians and on the basis of strict protocol.
"There are serious contraindications and it will be given to specific population groups such as vulnerable groups and people over 65, it will not be for all patients and we stress this so that people don't go and ask for it," he clarified. However, the pill is not recommended he said for pregnant women, or women who are pregnant
Next month in Cyprus the Pfizer pill is also expected to be launched, for which there will also be strict protocols.
According to scientists, both drugs are given for five days.
Pfizer's regimen consists of three pills in the morning and three pills in the evening, while Merck's drug provides for up to four pills in the morning and four in the evening.
Experts around the world say that the drugs are not a substitute for vaccinations which are the main line of defence against the pandemic.
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