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Eagle Pharma’s Drug Shows Antiviral Activity Against COVID-19

IND submitted to FDA for clinical study at Hackensack University Medical Center to evaluate Ryanodex for treatment of COVID-19 patients

By: Contract Pharma

Contract Pharma Staff

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company, said that its product Ryanodex (dantrolene sodium) for injectable suspension inhibited the growth of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, in a controlled in vitro laboratory test. On Tuesday, April 14, Eagle submitted its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a Phase 2 clinical trial in partnership with Hackensack University Medical Center to evaluate the effi...

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