Pfizer Initiates Phase 2/3 Study of Novel COVID-19 Oral Treatment in Pediatric Participants

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Mar 09, 2022

Pfizer+Inc.+(NYSE: PFE) announced today that it has initiated a Phase 2/3 study, EPIC-PEDS (Evaluation of ProteaseInhibition forCOVID-19 in Pediatric Patients), to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir [PF-07321332] tablets and ritonavir tablets) in non-hospitalized, symptomatic, pediatric participants with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 who are at risk of progression to severe disease.