Archiv: Aarhus University Hospital


09.04.2020 - 08:27 [ Aarhus University Hospital ]

The first patient tests new drug against COVID-19

(06.04.2020)

The Japanese drug camostat mesylate has now arrived in Denmark and the first patient at Aarhus University Hospital is now testing the effect of the drug against COVID-19.

Just one week ago, researchers at Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University received DKK 5 million from the Lundbeck Foundation to test if a new Japanese drug against heartburn – camostat mesylate – is useful to treat the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

27.03.2020 - 19:33 [ Aarhus University Hospital ]

Does a Japanese medication for heartburn work on corona patients?

At the moment, the researchers are waiting for the actual drug to arrive from Japan.