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Coroanvirus treatment: 2 Japanese drugs see growing interest as trials underway
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In the global hunt for coronavirus treatments, a Japanese antiviral medicine known as Avigan has won plaudits from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and $128 million in government funding.
But it's not the only game in town. Camostat, a 35-year old pancreatitis drug made by Osaka-based Ono Pharmaceutical Co, has captured the interest of scientists in Japan and overseas with little fanfare or state assistance.
The two compounds are among dozens undergoing testing around the globe and illustrate how the race to develop treatments and vaccines is still wide open despite politicians such as Abe and U.S.
President Donald Trump promoting the potential benefits of certain drugs. Gilead Science Inc's remdesivir has pulled into the lead after promising
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