- If approved or authorized, PAXLOVID (PF-07321332; ritonavir) would be the first oral antiviral of its kind, a 3CL protease inhibitor specifically designed to combat SARS-CoV-2
- Pfizer is seeking Emergency Use Authorization of PAXLOVID with the U.S. FDA and is working to submit applications to regulatory agencies around the world.
- The company has entered into a voluntary license agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool to help expand access in 95 low- and middle-income countries that account for approximately 53% of the world’s population, pending authorization or approval
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced an agreement with the U.S. government to supply 10 million treatment courses of its investigational COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate, PAXLOVID (PF-07321332; ritonavir), subject to regulatory authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If approved or authorized, PAXLOVID, which originated in Pfizer’s laboratories, would be the first oral antiviral of its kind, a 3CL protease inhibitor specifically designed to combat SARS-CoV-2. Pfizer is seeking Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of PAXLOVID with the U.S. FDA; rolling submissions have also commenced in several countries, and the company will continue working to submit applications to regulatory agencies around the world.
Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. government will acquire 10 million treatment courses to be delivered by Pfizer beginning later this year and...
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