Thailand prepares to make it own medicine for Covid-19 treatment
15:25 | 29/04/2020
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is gearing up to produce its own Favipiravir -- the antiviral medicine which has been touted as a treatment for Covid-19.
Experts urge caution when using Avigan as COVID-19 treatment
08:05 | 25/04/2020
The anti-influenza drug Avigan was promoted as a possible game-changer in the fight against the coronavirus, but medical experts have called for caution, citing its side effects and unproven efficacy, reported Japan's Kyodo News on April 23.
Massive Coronavirus drugs production face challenges due to high cost of manufacturing
09:20 | 15/04/2020
As countries across the world are hungry for Coronavirus (COVID-19) drugs to beat the pandemic widespread, experts concerns that the production in huge quantities may struggle with the manufacturing cost matters, Reuters cited experts as saying.
Japan considers increasing stockpile of Avigan as the drug is tested to treat coronavirus
14:01 | 06/04/2020
Japan will boost the reserve of Fujifilm Holding Corp’s Avigan anti-flu drug during this fiscal year aiming to serve as many as 2 million people, Reuters cited a piece of information from a planning document.
Japan offers flu drug Avigan for free to countries as COVID-19 treatment
07:51 | 05/04/2020
The influenza antiviral Avigan, which is developed by Japan's Fujifilm and affirmed "clearly effective in treating coronavirus by China, will be made available at no cost to countries that ask for to treat the novel coronavirus, Nikkei Asian Review cited the Japanese government announced later this week.
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