There's just one drug to treat monkeypox. Good luck getting it! - The Indian Express


8/7/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by New York Times

Until the current outbreak, tecovirimat was given only rarely to monkeypox patients. As a smallpox treatment, its use against monkeypox is considered experimental

The only drug available to treat monkeypox is so difficult to access that just a fraction of the nearly 7,000 U.S. patients have been given it. Health officials have designated tecovirimat, also cal… [+7056 chars]

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