Ukraine has completed an expert evaluation of the drug for the treatment of coronavirus " The result of the check was the official permission for the use of the drug in the fight against the virus.. This was announced today by the press service of the Ministry of Health.

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The Ministry of Health signed a contract with Pfizer earlier, agreeing to supply 300,000 Paxlovida courses to Ukraine.

“Since the drug has already been approved for emergency medical use, we are starting to agree on a schedule for the delivery of the drug to Ukraine, which we will inform you additionally,” the head of the Ministry of Health added..

He also recalled that earlier 60,000 (out of 300,000 contracted) courses of molnupiravir, another drug intended for the treatment of COVID-19, had already arrived in Ukraine..

" The drugs are available in the form of tablets, so it is convenient to take them.. In addition, they do not have special storage requirements,"

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Recall that the European Commission has approved Pfizer antiviral pills (PFE. N) for COVID-19 one day after the regional health regulator gave the green light to drugs, which will ensure that a promising treatment is widely available to EU member states.