Molnupiravir

Molnupiravir Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Molnupiravir
Uses
Dosage
Side Effect
Precautions
Interactions
Uses during Pregnancy
Uses during Breastfeeding
Accute Overdose
Food Interaction
Half Life
Volume of Distribution
Clearance
Interaction With other Medicine
Contradiction
Storage

Trade Name	Molnupiravir
Generic	Molnupiravir
Type
Therapeutic Class
Manufacturer
Available Country	Bangladesh
Last Updated:	September 24, 2024 at 5:38 am

Uses

Molnupiravir is an antiviral medicine used to treat mild to moderate C0VID-19 (caused by SARS-CoV-2) in adults who are at risk for developing severe illness. Molnupiravir may help people with C0VID-19 stay out of the hospital and feel better. Emergency use authorized oral therapeutic for the treatment ... Read more

Dosage

Molnupiravir dosage

The recommended dose of Molnupiravir is four 200 mg capsules (4+0+4), every 12 hours for 5 days. Do not give this medicine to children and adolescents aged less than 18 years. The use of Molnupiravir in persons aged less than 18 years has not yet been studied.

Side Effects

Common side effects include diarrhoea, nausea, feeling dizzy, headache.

Precaution

There are limited clinical data available for Molnupiravir. Serious and unexpected adverse events may occur that have not been previously reported with Molnupiravir use.

Interaction

No drug interactions have been identified based on the limited available data. No clinical interaction studies have been performed with Molnupiravir. Molnupiravir is hydrolysed to n-hydroxycytidine (NHC) prior to reaching systemic circulation. Uptake of NHC and metabolism to NHC-TP are mediated by the same pathways involved in endogenous pyrimidine metabolism. NHC is not a substrate of major drug metabolising enzymes or transporters. Based on in vitro studies, neither molnupiravir nor NHC are inhibitors or inducers of major drug metabolising enzymes or inhibitors of major drug transporters. Therefore, the potential for molnupiravir or NHC to interact with concomitant medications is considered unlikely.

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding use

Animal studies with molnupiravir have shown harmful effects to the unborn animal. Molnupiravir is not recommended in pregnancy. Molnupiravir has not been studied in pregnancy and it is not known if Molnupiravir will harm your baby while you are pregnant. If you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice. If you can become pregnant, you should use effective birth control while you are taking Molnupiravir and for 4 days after the last dose of Molnupiravir. If you are breast-feeding or are planning to breastfeed, tell your doctor before taking this medicine. Breast-feeding is not recommended during treatment and for 4 days after the last dose of Molnupiravir. This is because it is not known if Molnupiravir gets into breast milk and will be passed to the baby.