‘It’s an excellent fit’: New Canada Excellence Research Chair in Antiviral Drug Design builds on U of A’s leadership in pandemic preparedness research

[ad_1] Drug discovery is all about finding a good fit — designing exactly the right drug to slow or stop progression of the disease you are targeting. To do that,…

Pfizer Hikes Price of COVID Antiviral Paxlovid From $530 To Nearly $1,400 – Slashdot

[ad_1] Pfizer this week revealed that it raised the list price of a course of Paxlovid — its lifesaving antiviral drug used to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 in…

Merck results beat expectations despite a big drop in sales of Covid antiviral treatment

[ad_1] Merck on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations, despite a steep drop in sales of its Covid antiviral treatment molnupiravir. Sales of molnupiravir plunged…