Japan could offer unapproved Ebola drug under certain criteria: government

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Japan could offer unapproved Ebola drug under certain criteria: government

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-could-offer-unapproved-ebola-drug-under-certain-034005430--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/r7OGXKnAU.D7_MVC0j.hdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-25T034005Z_1007000001_LYNXMPEA7O043_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-HEALTH-EBOLA-JAPAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Liberian security forces patrol the waters around the Ebola quarantine area of West Point to stop residents crossing to the city centre of Monrovia" align="left" title="Liberian security forces patrol the waters around the Ebola quarantine area of West Point to stop residents crossing to the city centre of Monrovia" border="0" /></a>Japan could offer an unapproved drug under certain circumstances to help treat the deadly Ebola virus even before the World Health Organization has decided to make a request for the drug, the country's top government spokesman said on Monday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that Japan would cooperate with the WHO and was ready to make an international contribution. Food and Drug Administration to submit an application to expand the use of favipiravir as a treatment for Ebola.</p><br clear="all"/>

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