The flu-treatment drug, Avigan on display in Japan, April 17, 2020. — Afp-Relaxnews pic
Some initial results suggested the drug could help shorten recovery time for patients, with China’s ministry of science and technology hailing it as yielding “very good clinical results”. Gaetan Burgio, a geneticist at Australian National University’s College of Health and Medicine, said the trials would be looking at a variety of factors.
“Smaller studies have been reported but it’s hard to draw conclusions from these as patient numbers are small and the trials often don’t compare versus best supportive care and placebo, more often to another drug,” said Stephen Griffin, a virologist at the University of Leeds.How does it compare to other drugs?
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