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PharmaceuticalsFlu fighter Avigan gets coronavirus call after 30 years in bullpen Indonesia imports antiviral after endorsement from China Avigan, the antiviral drug developed in Japan, has drawn global attention after Chinese medical authorities sug... [1]

CoronavirusFujifilm to restart Avigan COVID-19 trials in Japan Drug has already been approved in India and Indonesia for emergency use Flu-fighting drug Avigan may see a second life in Japan as a COVID-19 treatment with a new trial set to begin in Ap... (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]

TOKYO—Japan has given up on approving Fujifilm Holdings Corp.’s anti-influenza drug Avigan this month for the treatment of patients infected with the new coronavirus, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said Tuesday. [3]

TOKYO -- A Chinese lab attempting to patent the use of anti-flu drug Avigan for the treatment of COVID-19 is facing pushback in Japan, where the medicine was originally developed. [4]

TOKYO -- Fujifilm Holdings announced Tuesday the start of a clinical trial for its flu-fighting drug Avigan to treat COVID-19, in which it will be administered to about 100 patients in Japanese hospitals to gauge safety and efficacy. [5]

Global Church News - Islamic State may have “chemical weapons” making potential May 13, 2016 Ahmet UzUmcU, head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPGW), warned that there are “extremely worrying” signs that the Islamic Stat... [6]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-03-21 · 40% match

Flu fighter Avigan gets coronavirus call after 30 years in bullpen

PharmaceuticalsFlu fighter Avigan gets coronavirus call after 30 years in bullpen Indonesia imports antiviral after endorsement from China Avigan, the antiviral drug developed in Japan, has drawn global attention after Chinese medical authorities sug

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-02-21 · 31% match

Fujifilm to restart Avigan COVID-19 trials in Japan

CoronavirusFujifilm to restart Avigan COVID-19 trials in Japan Drug has already been approved in India and Indonesia for emergency use Flu-fighting drug Avigan may see a second life in Japan as a COVID-19 treatment with a new trial set to begin in Ap

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-05-26 · 36% match

Japan Says Avigan Won’t Be Approved as COVID-19 Drug This Month

TOKYO—Japan has given up on approving Fujifilm Holdings Corp.’s anti-influenza drug Avigan this month for the treatment of patients infected with the new coronavirus, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said Tuesday.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-09-16 · 32% match

Chinese pursuit of Avigan patent faces pushback in Japan

TOKYO -- A Chinese lab attempting to patent the use of anti-flu drug Avigan for the treatment of COVID-19 is facing pushback in Japan, where the medicine was originally developed.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-04-01 · 31% match

Fujifilm starts clinical trial on Avigan for coronavirus

TOKYO -- Fujifilm Holdings announced Tuesday the start of a clinical trial for its flu-fighting drug Avigan to treat COVID-19, in which it will be administered to about 100 patients in Japanese hospitals to gauge safety and efficacy.

[6] MM heraldmalaysia.com · 34% match

Global Church News

Global Church News - Islamic State may have “chemical weapons” making potential May 13, 2016 Ahmet UzUmcU, head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPGW), warned that there are “extremely worrying” signs that the Islamic Stat

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