An experimental treatment from Shionogi & Co Ltd has shown rapid clearance of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new data, the Japanese drug maker said on Sunday.
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, walk at a shopping district on the first day after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures, in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoonhas shown rapid clearance of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new data, the Japanese drug maker said on Sunday.
The company has global aspirations for the antiviral pill, which is now being evaluated by Japanese regulators.The findings released on Sunday also showed "there was no significant difference in total score of 12 COVID-19 symptoms between treatment arms" although the drug showed improvement in a composite score of five "respiratory and feverish" symptoms, Shionogi said.
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