Pfizer more than doubled the price of its life-saving COVID-19 drug Paxlovid

Pfizer more than doubled the price of its life-saving COVID-19 drug Paxlovid

The price of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid will more than double as the United States emerges from the emergency phase of the pandemic, pharmaceutical maker Pfizer said Wednesday. The list price, before insurance, will be $1,390 for a five-day treatment. , Pfizer said in a statement. This is 2.6 times higher than the …

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Washington County Jail inmates settle lawsuit with doctor who prescribed ivermectin for COVID-19

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Five former inmates at an Arkansas county jail have settled their lawsuit against a doctor who they say gave them the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to fight COVID-19 without their consent . A federal judge last week dismissed the 2022 lawsuit against Dr. Robert Karas, who was a Washington County jail …

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