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New Drug Approved For Use In COVID-19 Patients In China by Dentalgist: 12:07pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
China’s health leadership announced they have found the Japanese-developed anti-influenza drug Avigan to be effective in treating COVID-19 disease patients. Zhang Xinmin, China’s director of the National Center for Biotechnology Development said Avigan (Favipiravir) was found to be effective in 2 clinical trials completed in Wuhan and Shenzhen and involved 240 patients and 80 patients respectively. During a conference in Beijing on March 17, 2020, Zhang said the medicine worked for coronavirus-related symptoms including pneumonia and had no obvious side effects. Zhang said those who were given Avigan reported positive results after 4 days of therapy. This contrasts with a median of 11 days for those without the medication. Zhang said more than 80 COVID-19 patients have participated in the clinical trial in The Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen, including 35 patients taking Favipiravir and 45 patients on a control group. One of these clinical trials also found that X-rays confirmed improvements in lung conditions in about 91 percent of the patients who were given the medicine. The director said he formally recommended the use of this medicine as a way to treat the COVID-19 disease. According to Zhang, a Chinese pharmaceutical company has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration to mass-produce the medication and ensure a stable supply. https://dentalgist.ng/new-progress-in-drugs-and-therapies-against-coronavirus cc: dominique lalasticlala seun
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Re: New Drug Approved For Use In COVID-19 Patients In China by coolcharm(m): 12:10pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
Lol... This Corona last last na scam |
Re: New Drug Approved For Use In COVID-19 Patients In China by Dentalgist: 12:14pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
coolcharm:Why is it a scam? |
Re: New Drug Approved For Use In COVID-19 Patients In China by godliman: 12:19pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
This is good news if only we have a proscribe govt they would have commenced mass production or importation now |
Re: New Drug Approved For Use In COVID-19 Patients In China by coolcharm(m): 12:31pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
godliman: It is a creation of the pharmaceutical industry. They just used the whole world as their guinea pig |
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