The Public Health Ministry plans to allow private clinics to purchase and prescribe the particular antiviral medication molnupiravir to Covid-19 sufferers, as private hospitals currently do.
Health permanent admin Kiattiphum Wongrajit mentioned as part of the ministry’s hard work to treat Covid-19 being an endemic disease, it has begun distributing molnupiravir to private hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients cost-free.
Hostipal wards can also purchase extra supplies to treat patients so that people have a lot more access to the medications they need, he stated.
The meeting also assigned health deputy long term secretary Dr Thongchai Keeratihatthayakon and Dr Thares Krasanaiyarawiwong, director-general of the Department of Health Service Assistance, to work out the construction for the purchasing agreements, while the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation will acquire more of the medication.
“In the near future, drugstores may be allowed to prescribe molnupiravir to patients in the yellow category [moderate symptoms] in addition to those with more severe symptoms, inch Dr Kiattiphum mentioned.
Presently, three companies have registered with the Food and Drug Administration to supply molnupiravir, he additional.
Dr Kiattiphum said it was not necessary for all contaminated patients to be provided antiviral medication. Sufferers showing only moderate symptoms should be medication based on their symptoms, or be given fah talai jone (green chiretta).
Antiviral medicine such as favipiravir, molnupiravir, remdesivir, paxlovid or LAAB antibodies (AstraZeneca’s Evusheld) arriving within Thailand next week is going to be prescribed according to symptom severity and standard guidelines, Dr Kiattiphum said.
People trying to purchase it themselves could get fake medication which could put their lives at risk, he warned.