Trials of Japanese anti-flu drug Avigan to begin on Philippine coronavirus patients

Clinical trials of the Japanese drug Avigan for use as a coronavirus treatment will begin in the Philippines on Monday.The Philippine government said on Friday it was fast-tracking the trial, which involves a test group of 100 people.The announcement came after a shipment of 199,000 tablets of Avigan, sent by Japan as part of a grant-in-aid, arrived in Manila on Thursday.While the Japanese embassy has stressed the effectiveness of the drug – which was intended to treat an outbreak of novel or…

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