Japan comes up with new invention for rapid clearance of Covid; experiment in final phase, US extends support

TOKYO: A Japanese pharmaceutical company has manufactured a pill to rapidly get rid of Covid-19. The drug is currently in its phase three trials and will soon be made available to the public, said Shionogi and Coy Ltd, in a statement.

The first two clinical trials of the pill S-217622 have been successfully completed, said the statement, issued on Sunday. The drug has showed improvement in a composite score of five respiratory and feverish symptoms, Shionogi said.

A global phase three trial of the drug will be conducted with the support of the US government, said Chief Executive Isao Teshirogi, following reports that the US government is in talks to acquire supplies of the drug.