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. 2022 Aug:102:118-121.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.05.024. Epub 2022 May 25.

Efficacy and safety of molnupiravir for COVID-19 patients

Maurish Fatima  1 , Saleha Azeem  1 , Junaid Saeed  2 , Abia Shahid  1 , Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema  3 ; COVID-19 Therapeutics Study Group
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Efficacy and safety of molnupiravir for COVID-19 patients

Maurish Fatima et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2022 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; EIDD-2801; MK-4482; Meta-analysis; Molnupiravir; SARS-CoV-2.

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Conflict of interest statement

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Fig. 1
Forest plot for the efficacy and safety of molnupiravir in randomized controlled trials. (A) 28–30 day mortality. (B) Hospitalization. (C) Mean reduction in viral load. (D) Virological clearance (negative PCR). (E) Adverse events. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
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