TOKYO (The Japan News/ANN): Remdesivir, an antiviral drug found to have an effect on infections with the new coronavirus, will likely gain special approval in Japan after a Cabinet decision was made Saturday (May 2) obtaining the approval of each minister in turn to revise a government ordinance.
The drug developed by US pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, Inc could be approved as soon as Thursday . This would make it the first commonly available drug in Japan for treating Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
The US granted a temporary permit under a system the FDA can use in emergencies for unapproved drugs, devices and other products when no other means are available. Clinical trials by the US National Institutes of Health confirmed it has some effect on infections of the new coronavirus, such as shortening the recovery period of patients with pneumonia.
Once an application for approval is made, a Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry screening committee would convene quickly to give its views and move toward special approval.
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