Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral treatment for COVID-19, is turning out to be one of the most successful new drugs in pharma history. Prescriptions have increased tenfold since February, and the five-day pill pack accounts for nearly 90% of the COVID-19 oral-antiviral market.
Based on committed contracts from governments around the world, sales of the drug will reach $22 billion this year, Pfizer affirmed May 3.
Joe Biden's administration has made Paxlovid a pillar in its plan to return the U.S. to normal life. The government’s test-to-treat program is intended to put the pills into the hands of every American who tests positive for COVID-19.
