Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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CMIC Group to Support Clinical Trial, Manufacturing of Avigan for COVID-19 Treatment
CMIC Holdings said on April 23 that the CMIC Group will provide contract manufacturing services for Fujifilm’s antiviral Avigan (favipiravir), which is now being investigated as a treatment for COVID-19, in a bid to help the drug maker accelerate its…
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