Beacon produces antiviral drug Favipiravir to fight Covid-19

Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited has developed an antiviral drug Favipiravir, better known as Avigan, accelerating treatment for the people infected with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). In 2014, Fujifilm Toyama Chemical Company invented the drug first in Japan and the drug was used in treating the people who were infected with Ebola virus, said a press release [...]