Expanded indications for the interim order
When TORAYMYXIN is used for COVID-19 patients, indications are as follows:
Acute respiratory failure in the absence of cardiac failure or fluid overload
Having diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) (HRCT findings)
PaO2/FiO2 =< 300 mmHg
Meanwhile, our license partner has gained an approval for a supplemental Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Authority, Food and Drug Agency (FDA) for TORAYMYXIN® to treat COVID-19 patients in a clinical study in the U.S.
TORAYMYXIN®: Since its first distribution in Japan in 1994, this device has been mainly used to treat patients with severe sepsis and septic shock caused by endotoxemia or suspected gram-negative infection.
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