A new Covid pill called molnupiravir got its stamp of approval from South Africa’s medicines regulatory body.
The health department doesn’t have to use the drug just because the regulator has approved it. Getting medication into government clinics involves three steps.Sahpra makes the call on whether or not a medication is safe and works.No medication can be bought or sold in the country without first getting regulatory approval. The National Essential Medicines List Committee on Covid-19 Therapeutics decides whether a Covid drug would be a good option for South Africa.
At least six out of 10 South Africans have some kind of protection against Covid, either through vaccination or previous infection.There are concerns about pregnant women. Pregnant women cannot take the tablets. This means a person has to be tested, get a positive result, and be prescribed the pills within that period.