Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Shionogi’s Oral COVID-19 Drug Enters PI in Japan
Shionogi said on July 26 that it has launched a Japanese PI study for S-217622, an oral antiviral agent for the treatment of COVID-19. This marks the Osaka company’s first clinical trial for a therapeutic candidate specifically designed for the…
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