UK has become the first country in the world to approve MOLNUPIRAVIR for the treatment of Corona Virus Disease
It is an antiviral drug
It has been approved to treat mild to moderate disease with at least one risk factor for severity like obesity,Diabetes Mellitus,Heart disease
It should be given as early as the disease get detected and within five days of onset of symptoms
It is given twice daily for five days
It acts by altering the genome of virus and rendering the virus ineffective ,at the same time causing no harm to host
In animal study,it has been found to be safe
It is administered orally
It may be a wonder drug with capacity to change the game as the management till now is focussed on vaccine prevention of the disease and currently available antiviral drug Remdesivir is not much effective
REFERENCES;AFP NOVEMBER 05,2021