Thursday, May 7, 2020

Pinoy Health: Anti-flu Avigan Clinical Trial in PH


The Department of Health will conduct clinical trial for atleast 100 COVID-19 patients. "The Japanese Government will provide the supply for 100 patients. DOH has made the protocol in choosing the hospital and patients involve since this is a clinical trial. The trial is strictly voluntary and consent of the patient should be there. DOH is applying clearance from different institutions according to Undersecretatry Rosario Vergeire. 
Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said that Japan will begin providing the Anti-Flu drug Avigan for free to 38 countries as early as this week for treating patients with the new corona virus. Among the 38 nations are 25 Europian countries, mostly from Eastern Europe, six in Asia including the Philippines and Malaysia, five in the Middle East such as Kuwait and two from other regions. Japan will also be provided with data obtained from clinical tests on COVID-19 patients that will be conducted in the recipient countries using the drug, which was developed by a group firm of Fujifilm Holdings Corp this was reported in Japan Times, | bp

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