** Shares of biopharmaceutical co Adamis Pharmaceuticals
Corp ADMP.O rise 4.1% to 50 cents premarket
** Co says Data Safety Monitoring Board has determined that
ADMP's mid-to-late stage trial testing oral antiviral drug
Tempol in COVID-19 patients can continue as planned urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2XO076
** Decision made after evaluation of trial's interim
clinical and safety data
** Co has worldwide license to use Tempol to treat
respiratory diseases including asthma and influenza
** Stock has lost ~20% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru)
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