10 warning signs that need to be examined after Covid-19; Is it illegal to sell Molnupiravir online at this time?

On the afternoon of March 17, the Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control and Economic Recovery (the Steering Committee) held a regular press conference to provide information on the epidemic situation in the area. At the press conference, a representative of the city’s health sector said that as of today, the regulations on buying, selling and using Molnupiravir have not been different from the previous regulations.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai, Chief of Office of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, emphasized that currently, the Ministry of Health has no new guidelines on accessing, buying and selling Molnupiravir. Therefore, the sale of Molnupiravir still follows the old instructions, this is an antiviral drug, an antibiotic that requires a prescription.

Specifically, people with Covid-19 can use a doctor’s prescription to access this Covid-19 treatment drug. Through prescription, people can go to some private or public clinics and hospitals to buy Molnulpiravir as prescribed.