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China to produce its first AIDS drug

United Press International - December 3, 2005


BEIJING (UPI) -- China will begin clinical trials of its first AIDS drug after it was approved by the state Food and Drug Administration.

The official Xinhua news agency reports the Academy of Military Medical Science will begin production of the drug IBE-5.

He Fuchu, vice president of the academy, said the drug has had major breakthroughs in tests on monkeys and that safety of it is "reliable."

He said HBE-5 curbed HIV cell duplication and has performed better than other therapies.

Domestic drug producer, the Jiangzhong Pharmaceutical Group, a partner with the academy, is applying for the patent.


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