Japanese drugmaker Shionogi (TYO: 4507) has begun its submission of a new drug application in China for its COVID-19 antiviral S-217622.
The oral therapy is being developed for once-daily treatment of COVID-19, for people who are at low risk of severe complications, who have been recently infected with the virus.
The candidate is a 3CL protease inhibitor, created through a joint research project between Hokkaido University and Shionogi.
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