The Philippines Orders 1 Million Avigan Tablets

Philippines-based My Med Rx Plus Corporation announced on April 12, 2021, it had placed orders for 1 million tablets of Favipiravir (Avigan) and 3 million tablets of Umifenovir (Arbidol) to secure supplies for hospitals and patients.

Avigan (Favipiravir) Tablet was approved for manufacture and sale in Japan in 2014 as an influenza antiviral medication.

Both influenza medications are approved by the Philippine Food and Drug Authority for use under a compassionate permit. These medicines are already being prescribed by doctors in hospitals in Metro Manila and provincial hospitals.

“This volume of medications can help at least 100,000 to 200,000 patients,” stated Jomerito Soliman, CEO of My Med RX, in a local media article.

My Med RX is a pharmaceutical company under the PureGroup of Companies.