BENGALURU – Drugmaker Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said on Friday that it received Indian regulatory approval to start clinical trials of pancreatitis drug nafamostat mesilate in COVID-19 patients.
“Nafamostat (has been) identified as a potential candidate for COVID-19 patients by scientists at University of Tokyo and Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Germany,” the company said in a statement reut.rs/2BdSD4o.
The University of Tokyo had announced plans for a trial of nafamostat and camostat mesilate, a related drug, starting as early as April 2020.
REUTERS
MAY 29, 2020
Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D’SilvaOur Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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