WEST HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NanoViricides, Inc. (OTCBB: NNVC) (the “Company”) announced today that anti-influenza drug candidates under its FluCide™ program, when given orally, were nearly as effective as when administered as IV injections in terms of reduction in lung viral load. Two different anti-influenza drug candidates were tested in Oral vs. IV comparison, and both of them showed similar results that indicated strong oral effectiveness. The results clearly demonstrated that oral administration of both of these FluCide drug candidates resulted in substantially superior animal protection compared to oseltamivir (Tamiflu®), a standard of care for influenza at present. The studies involved the same highly lethal animal model the Company has continued to use for its influenza drug development program.
