Israeli Defense Ministry spokesperson reported that researchers at the Israel Institute for Biological Research identified two antiviral drugs as an effective treatment for COVID-19.
– One, an FDA-approved drug and the second, already in the advanced stages of the approval process.
By Arutz Sheva Staff
As part of the wide-ranging efforts of the Israel Institute for Biological Research to identify antiviral drugs for COVID-19, scientists have tested an analogue of the FDA-approved Cerdelga drug, and an analogue of a second drug that is currently in advanced stages of the approval process, an Israeli Defense Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.
Treatment of a new disease such as COVID-19 using an existing, approved drug may serve as an effective short-term solution considering that one of the major challenges in addressing such a pandemic is the length of time it takes for both the research and approval phases of new drugs. Continue Reading »
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