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Study shows superior activity of Alferon N against SARS

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, May 17th, 2004

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc., (HEB) announced that the results of an independent study, conducted by the Genome Institute of Singapore, have been published.

The study, "Inhibition of SARS Coronavirus Infection In Vitro with Clinically Approved Antiviral Drugs," suggests Hemispherx' s lead drug, Alferon N Injection, tested among 19 clinically approved compounds from several major antiviral pharmacologic classes, exhibits the most potent antiviral activity in an in-vitro model of SARS-CoV infection and is a potential drug for in-vivo research. Companies contributing approved products included Roche, Schering-Plough, GlaxoSmithKline, Serono, Merck, Schering, AG, Novartis,...

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