Application is based on results from SCORPIO-PEP, the first and only Phase 3 study of an oral antiviral to meet the primary endpoint of preventing COVID-19 following exposure to an infected individual*
About ensitrelvir
Ensitrelvir became available in Singapore for the treatment of COVID-19 via a Special Access Route application in 2023, and it is currently under regulatory review in Taiwan for the treatment of COVID-19. Ensitrelvir is also under regulatory review with the European Medicines Agency for COVID-19 post-exposure prophylaxis and treatment.22
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