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Intellectual Property

Merck to let other firms make its COVID-19 pill

by Ryan Cross
October 30, 2021 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 99, Issue 40

Merck & Co. has signed an agreement to sublicense molnupiravir, its investigational antiviral for COVID-19, to other companies that can help make the drug for 105 low- and middle-income countries. A recent clinical study showed that the small-molecule pill could halve hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19. Merck says it won’t take any royalties on sales of the drug from these manufacturers as long as the pandemic remains a public health emergency.

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