Hospital Authority said on Sunday that it is considering to expand the use of Covid-19 oral drugs and to allow their prescription by private doctors. Larry Lee Lap-yip, the authority's chief manager for integrated clinical services, said so far more than 18,500 patients have been prescribed oral drugs, of which most had taken Molnupiravir from American pharmaceutical company Merck. Lee said more details have to be hammered out, considering that prescription drugs are regulated by law. The authority also needs to think about where patients can get the drugs after the prescription. He said the number of patients admitted to the community treatment facility at AsiaWorld-Expo has increased to 350 after mainland medics arrived to help.

Source: The Standard March 27, 2022 18:11 UTC