Access to experimental monkeypox treatment remains uneven, doctors say

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Tue, 2022-08-02 22:00 — FNUOvviyaa

Access to experimental monkeypox treatment remains uneven, doctors say A drug is available for monkeypox patients who have or who are at risk of severe disease, but doctors say they continue to face challenges getting access to it. Neeraj G. Patel and Nadia Kounang, CNN CNN

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The US Food and Drug Administration hasn't approved tecovirimat -- sold under the brand name Tpoxx -- specifically for use against monkeypox, but the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made the drug available from the Strategic National Stockpile through expanded access during the global outbreak that has caused about 5,800 probable or confirmed cases in the US...

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