In December, Henan province-based Genuine Biotech Co Ltd announced that its drug was approved for clinical trials for the prevention of COVID-19 in the Philippines. The drug was the first globally approved COVID-19 oral drug made in China.[Photo/VCG] Eyeing the huge market potential, pharmaceutical enterprises are ramping up efforts to […]
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A promising new Covid pill shows key advantages over Paxlovid in trial
A staff member sorts medicines at a pharmacy in Huai ‘an, China on Dec. 10, 2022. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images A new antiviral pill for Covid was found to be as effective as Paxlovid at curbing mild to moderate illness among people at high risk of severe […]
Shionogi COVID-19 pill Xocova wins emergency approval in Japan
Shionogi & Co.’s experimental COVID-19 treatment Xocova won emergency approval in Japan, becoming the third oral treatment available in the country and the first to be developed locally. Japan’s health ministry authorized the emergency use of the therapy for COVID-19 patients aged 12 years and older after a panel of […]