The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will spend $120 million to boost access to generic versions of drugmaker Merck’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for lower income countries, if the drug gets ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- With two new pills now authorized by the FDA to fight the effects of COVID, there's a push for New York state to be first in line for the initial shipments. Supplies of Pfizer's ...

The FDA said Friday that Merck's anti-COVID-19 pill is effective in treating the virus but said that regulators will meet next week to investigate whether the pill is safe for people who are pregnant ...

Pharmaceutical company Merck announced Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus. The company said it ...

The antiviral pill can be taken at home. More countries will have access to Merck & Co’s COVID-19 pill. The deal backed by the United Nations will allow nearly 30 drugmakers in Asia, Africa and the ...