Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced that its COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid failed to reach statistical significance in reducing risk after patients were exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The primary endpoint of the Phase 2/3 EPIC-PEP (Evaluation of Protease Inhibition for COVID-19 in Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) study was to reduce the risk of confirmed and symptomatic COVID-19 in adults after exposure to a household contact.
Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir [PF-07321332] tablets and ritonavir tablets) led to risk reductions of 32% at day five of therapy. That figure climbed to 37% at day ten of treatment.
The study was completed during the omicron wave.
The emergency use authorization for the drug calls for the drug to be administered twice daily for five days.
Paxlovid appeared to be well tolerated across the EPIC-PEP study and the related EPIC-HR and EPIC-SR trials. In addition, Pfizer noted that the post-market safety data were also encouraging.
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