India's Glenmark to start new phase 3 clinical trial of Covid-19 drug combination
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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday announced a new randomised, open-label study to test the combined efficacy of two antiviral drugs Favipiravir and Umifenovir as a potential Covid-19 treatment strategy. A total of 158 hospitalised patients of moderate Covid-19 infection will be enrolled in the combination study and randomised in two groups. The company will also test Favipiravir for monotherapy option.
