The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation has granted a temporary registration certificate to Covid-19 treatment, Avifavir, produced by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and ChemRar Group.
Said to be the country’s first Covid-19 drug, Avifavir is a generic version of an anti-flu drug, Avigan, which has been used in Japan since 2014 to treat severe forms of influenza.
Avifavir demonstrated effectiveness in clinical trials performed by IM Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Lomonosov Moscow State University and additional medical and academic institutions.
Last month, ChemRar Group and RDIF reported positive data from a multi-centre clinical trial of the drug in patients hospitalised due to Covid-19.