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Fujifilm to Start PII Avigan Trial for COVID-19 in US
Fujifilm said on April 9 that it will launch a PII clinical trial for its anti-flu drug Avigan (favipiravir) for the treatment of patients with the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 in the US. It hopes to wrap up the program…
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