GPO to Increase Favipiravir Production

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK, Aug 3 (TNA) – The Government Pharmaceutical Organization plans to produce more than 40 million tablets of favipiravir per month from October onwards.

 

GPO managing director Dr Witoon Danwiboon said GPO already started the local production of antiviral drug favipiravir after the Food and Drug Administration had registered it on July 13.

 

The locally produced drug with its trade name Favir contained 200 milligrams of the medicine per tablet.

 

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[Caldera]

Have any credible studies been published in the meantime that show that this drug is actually beneficial?

 

It doesn't seem to be used in many countries, so allow me to question the Thai excitement.

[mbenson]

4 hours ago, Caldera said:

Have any credible studies been published in the meantime that show that this drug is actually beneficial?

 

It doesn't seem to be used in many countries, so allow me to question the Thai excitement.

The US FDA has approved remdesivir. I don't see that anybody has approved favipiravir. It was interesting, because some time back the Thais said they would not allow use of another antiviral because it had not been approved by the WHO.

 

I think there is something going on with this. They have arranged to be able to manufacture it and have bought millions of doses. I have not heard that they are administering it to anyone. I think somebody is making some money off of it.

[thairastawoman]

Nowhere in the west is has proven to work, so what do they think here ?

Oh sorry, I forgot, they do not think actually ????