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Covid-19 Medication: Price & Who Can Take It?

Publish Date: 27 Jul 2022

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Covid-19 Medication: Price & Who Can Take It?

Each box has 40 capsules

After 3 years of COVID-19’s emergence a treatment is finally available in pharmacies. The new treatment was officially launched in Egypt on Tuesday 26th July 2022. Join Faydety as we find out more. 

 

Egyptian pharmacies have started stocking up on the new treatment for COVID-19. The new medication called “Molnupiravir Eva Pharma” is intended for COVID-19 patients who are under quarantine at home. 

 

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The Presidential Advisor for Health and Prevention Affairs Dr. Mohammed Awad Tag El-Din stated that the medication is now available in pharmacies. 

Molnupiravir can be used in specific cases. According to Dr. Tag El-Din not everyone who has COVID-19 will need it. 

 

How to get it?

 

Dr. Mohamed Tag El-Din Stated that the medication can only be sold with a prescription issued by the attending physician and that it is very dangerous to self medicate.

The medication can be taken by COVID patients who are under high risks specifically those with light and medium cases.

 

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Molnupiravir Eva Pharma:

 

  • Each box contains 40 capsules
  • Treatment course is 5 days
  • Each capsule is 200 ml and the dosage is 4 capsules twice a day
  • The medication targets Corona and the Omnicron variant.

 

Price:

 

420 EGP

 

Approval:

 

The Coronavirus Committee at the Ministry of Health and Population approved the usage of the medication earlier to be part of the Coronavirus treatment protocol.

 

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