Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2022
Government to introduce oral COVID-19 medicine Lagevrio for 100,000 patients this week: interior minister
21 March 2022 - The Government will introduce the oral antiviral medicine Lagevrio for 100,000 patients this week while seeking an early procurement of additional oral COVID-19 medicine, Interior Minister Jeon Hae-cheol said Monday.
The planned introduction of the medicine by American multinational pharmaceutical company MSD, also known as molnupiravir, comes amid rising demand for such oral COVID-19 medicine, the minister said during a COVID-19 response meeting.
