Pfizer's advice on retaking Covid-19 drug contradicted by US FDA

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WASHINGTON - There is"no evidence" that a second course of Pfizer's Paxlovid will help Covid-19 patients whose symptoms return after an initial course of the antiviral, a US Food and Drug Administrat

WASHINGTON - There is"no evidence" that a second course of Pfizer's Paxlovid will help Covid-19 patients whose symptoms return after an initial course of the antiviral, a US Food and Drug Administration official said a day after Pfizer executives advocated the idea.

In an interview on Tuesday , Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said doctors could prescribe a second course of treatment toIn cases where virus levels rebound,"then you give a second course, like you do with antibiotics, and that's it," Bourla said on Tuesday. Some physicians have suggested a longer course of Paxlovid might prevent symptoms from returning.

"There is no evidence of benefit at this time" for either repeat dosing or a longer course of treatment, Farley said in the post."We are continuing to review data from clinical trials and will provide additional information as it becomes available." Meanwhile, the drugmaker studied a 10-day course of treatment in an early-stage clinical trial, and will keep the public informed on whether it plans to conduct a separate study of the treatment over that duration of time, Pfizer spokesperson Jerica Pitts said.

 

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