The EU regulator’s comment comes ahead of Merck Covid pill’s formal approval across EU (File)

The Hague:

The EU’s medicines watchdog said on Friday that countries can use Merck’s anti-Covid pill in emergencies caused by rising cases, ahead of the treatment’s formal approval across the bloc.

“The medicine, which is currently not authorised in the EU, can be used to treat adults with Covid-19 who do not require supplemental oxygen and who are at increased risk of developing severe COVID-19,” the European Medicines Agency said in a statement.

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