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. 2022 Mar 10;30(5):508–518. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2022.03.002

Table 3.

Interim report for phase III trial on 741 mild COVID-19 patients published by Hetero.

Significant early clinical improvement in Molnupiravir treatment group in comparison to standard care on days 5, 10 and 14 with 2-point reduction in WHO Clinical Progression Scale
Day Molnupiravir vs Standard Care P value
Day 5 63.43% vs 22.33% p=<0.0001
Day 10 78.96% vs 49.49% p=<0.0001
Day 14 81.55% vs 73.22% p = 0.0150



Clinical improvement median time in Molnupiravir was at 8 days while Standard of Care was at 12 days (p = 0.0001)
Less hospitalization was observed in Molnupiravir group vs SOC over 14 days (7 (1.89%) vs 23 (6.22%), p = 0.0027)
Negativity of SARS CoV-2 RT-PCR was early observed in Molnupiravir group in comparison to standard of care



Day Molnupiravir vs Standard Care P value
Day 5 77.35% vs 26.07% p=<0.0001
Day 10 94.03% vs 57.20% p=<0.0001
Day 14 97.01% vs 85.21% p=<0.0001
No mortality was reported in both groups