Merck’s COVID-19 Therapeutic Development Path Gets A Little Harder

Pharma Shelves One Drug Program, Narrows Another

After backing off of MRK-7110 for hospitalized patients the company’s focus is on the oral antiviral molnupiravir for outpatients – which would be a huge win, but the drug has yet to fully prove itself in the clinic.

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Merck & Co. shelved its MRK-7110 COVID-19 program and is focusing on outpatients for molnupiravir • Source: Shutterstock

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