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ICMR approves Molnupiravir, becomes first Anti-Covid pill

by Himanshu January 6, 2022January 6, 2022
written by Himanshu January 6, 2022January 6, 2022
ICMR approves Molnupiravir, becomes first Anti-Covid pill

Days after the country’s pharma authority, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), approved Molnupiravir as the first anti-viral Covid-19 pill, ICMR Chief Balram Bhargava claimed the medicine has “serious safety issues.”

“First and foremost,” Bhargava stated at a news conference, “The United States has approved it based on only 1,433 patients with a 3% reduction in moderate disease when administered in mild situations.” However, we must keep in mind that this medicine poses significant safety risks.”

“It can cause teratogenicity and mutagenicity and cause cartilage damage and be damaging to the muscles. More importantly, if given to a man or a woman, contraception will have to be maintained for three months as the child born during that period could have problems with teratogenic influences,” Bhargava said.

He added, “It (Molnupiravir) is not included in the national task force treatment. The WHO has not included it and nor has the UK as of now,” he said.

Expressing concerns about the side effects of the drug, Bhargava said, “We are still concerned about pregnancy, lactation, children, soft tissue injuries, reproductive age group, history of infection and vaccinations.”

“Since there was only a three per cent reduction in mild to moderate diseases, as of now, the current recommendations stand that it is not a part of the national task force treatment and we have debated on it twice. We will have further debate on it to discuss whether there is any possibility,” he said.

The drug, developed by US-based biotechnology company Ridgeback Biotherapeutics in collaboration with US Pharma giant Merck, is now being made by 13 Indian drug manufacturers.

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