How Molnupiravir works as an anti-viral drug, which has been approved by India

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday, 28 December that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has approved two more corona vaccines, Corbevax and Covovax, for emergency use in India. has been given.

The Health Minister said that the CDSCO panel has also given emergency approval to Anti-Covid Pill Malnupiravir for the treatment of corona patients in India.

The pill has been developed by American drugmakers Merck, Sharp & Dohme (MSD) and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. This is a type of pill. It cannot be taken as an injection. According to the BBC, this pill can be taken twice a day in any patient who has seen symptoms of corona. It is given within five days of the onset of infection. This pill was initially developed to treat the flu.

This pill fights with the enzymes of the corona virus, with the help of which the virus makes a copy of itself. With the help of this pill, a genetic code is developed that prevents the virus from spreading.