VOV.VN - The Medicine Patent Pool (MPP) on January 20 announced it has granted licenses to manufacture the COVID-19 treatment drug Molnupiravir to 27 pharmaceutical firms worldwide, including Stella Vietnam (Stellapharm).

VOV.VN - A number of antiviral drugs specifically for COVID-19 treatment such as Molnupiravir and Favipiravir are being traded on the black market locally at various prices and with unreliable quality, though they are strictly prescribed by doctors.

VOV.VN - Health professionals of the Ministry of Health are due to meet on January 5 to consider licensing local pharmaceutical companies that produce Molnupiravir for COVID-19 treatment.

VOV.VN - The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has decreased significantly in recent days, signaling the COVID-19 treatment regimen is proving effective, according to health experts.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has agreed to include Remdesivir, a broad-spectrum antiviral medication, in COVID-19 treatment protocol in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Approximately 10,000 vials of Remdesivir, a broad-spectrum antiviral drug licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for COVID-19 treatment arrived in Vietnam on August 5 evening.

VOV.VN - Some of big Indian pharmaceutical companies have agreed to provide Vietnam with approximately 1 million doses of Remdesivir, a broad-spectrum antiviral medication, for COVID-19 treatment.

VOV.VN - Vingroup, a leading multi-sectoral conglomerate in Vietnam, has reached a deal with its partner to purchase 500,000 vials of Remdesivir, an antiviral drug licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration, for COVID-19 treatment in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Industry of Chemistry under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has successfully researched a new method for synthesizing Favipiravir, a prescribed drug against SARS-CoV-2, in the laboratory.