<Anchor> The



government recently announced that it plans to secure 1 million doses of corona treatment drugs by early next month. However, some of them have not yet been approved by our health authorities, so the initial supply may be reduced.



Therefore, it has become more important to have a system that provides timely treatment to the patients who need it most, and this was pointed out by reporter Kim Deok-hyun.



<Reporter> The



government-approved treatment for COVID-19 is Pfizer's 'Paxrovid' for 362,000 and MSD's 'Laguebrio' for 242,000.



The government policy is to secure 14,000 people by adding 400,000 people to it by the beginning of next month.



The first to be introduced in the middle of next month is Pfizer's Pax Lovid, which was granted emergency use approval in Korea the same day (27th).



It is predicted that the initial supply will be about 20,000 people considering the international supply and demand situation.



MSD's 'Laguebrio' is expected to be approved or not until early next year.



This is because more time is needed to review effectiveness and safety issues.



As such, the introduction of the contract amount for 242,000 people may be delayed.



How efficiently you use your limited initial stock is important.



Oral medications are most effective when taken within five days of the onset of symptoms.



In the meantime, confirmation, home treatment, and connection with medical staff must all be done.



Delivery times to home therapists after a doctor's prescription should also be reduced as much as possible.



[Choi Jae-wook/Professor of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine: It has to be a system that can prescribe (to the right patient) quickly.

If you come to the hospital of a seriously ill patient after getting worse, it is useless to do that...

.] The



government is also planning to decide on the priority of administering treatment after consulting with experts in the near future.



(Video Edit: Kim Jun-hee)



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