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Fujifilm Plans Company-Sponsored Avigan Trial for COVID-19 in Japan
Fujifilm Toyama Chemical is planning a company-sponsored clinical trial in Japan for its anti-influenza drug Avigan (favipiravir) for the treatment of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, it was learned on March 16. Acknowledging that there is such plan, a spokesperson…
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