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Philippines expands Avigan trial to include more COVID-19 patients

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 09:33 PM

The Department of Health on Monday said it had to tweak the protocol of the Avigan clinical trial against COVID-19 in the country to get more participants.   Read more »

Avigan trial for COVID-19 patients begins in Philippines

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 02:42 PM

The anti-influenza drug Avigan from Japan is already being tested in the Philippines for its effectivity against COVID-19, a health official said Wednesday. Read more »

PH starts recruiting participants for Avigan trial

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 01:07 PM

MANILA — The Philippines will finally start enrolling patients for its clinical trial that aims to test whether the anti-flu drug Avigan is also effective against COVID-19. Read more »

Avigan clinical trials in PH eyed to start this week after delays

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 08:06 PM

MANILA — The clinical trials for Avigan, an anti-flu drug being studied as a possible COVID-19 treatment, may start this week if there are no further delays. Read more »

Earliest clinical trial for VCO to end in December; next year for Avigan — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 03:14 PM

MANILA — Filipinos will have to wait several more months to find out if virgin coconut oil and the anti-flu drug Avigan are indeed effective against COVID-19, the Department of Health said on Friday. Read more »

Philippines begins 9-month clinical trials on Avigan

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 19 05:14 PM

A total of P18 million ($366,000) has been allocated by the Philippine government for the clinical trials. Read more »

Avigan tablets arrive in Sta. Ana Hospital

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 01:55 PM

A pharmacist from Sta Ana Hospital in Manila on Saturday shows the anti-flu drug Favipiravir (brand name Avigan) donated by Japan which will be used by the Philippines to treat severe cases of the new coronavirus Read more »

Philippines to stockpile Avigan for COVID-19 treatment

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 30 04:55 PM

The Philippine government said Thursday it would stockpile Japanese anti-flu drug Avigan, to treat severe cases of the new coronavirus, as planned clinical trials for the drug draw closer. Read more »

FDA eyes special permits for investigational COVID-19 drugs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 11:25 AM

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Monday it would issue special permits for the use of investigational drugs favipiravir and remdesivir on COVID-19 patients who were not included in clinical trials. Read more »

Japan researchers create tiny bronchi to develop drug for COVID-19

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 03 12:10 PM

TOKYO - A team of Japanese researchers has succeeded in creating miniature bronchi -- passageways that conduct air into the lungs -- from human cells that can be used to study the novel coronavirus and help develop drugs for COVID-19, according to a paper recently released online. Read more »