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Shionogi Kicks Off Japan PII/III Trial for Oral COVID-19 Drug
Shionogi said on September 28 that it has launched a PII/III clinical study in Japan for its oral antiviral S-217622 for the treatment of COVID-19. The program got underway on September 27. The trial is designed to assess the efficacy…
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