Two Million Pills of Molnupiravir Received

SAMUT PRAKAN, March 18 (TNA) - The Department of Medical Services received two million capsules of Molnupiravir, the world's first oral medication for the treatment of Covid-19. The director-general of the Department of Medical Services Somsak Akksilp received the oral antiviral drug from MSD (Thailand) Ltd, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. The department will hand over the Covid-19 drug to Zuellig Pharma Co Ltd, for distribution to hospitals next week. Initially, one-third of the oral antiviral drug will be sent to hospitals and will be mainly used to treat the elderly and people with underlying health conditions. (TNA)