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Pfizer’s Paxlovid Can Now Be Used Across Japan on In-Hospital Dispensing
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on February 28 started distributing Pfizer’s oral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) to medical institutions across Japan, but on the condition that the drug will be dispensed in-house. Since Paxlovid is contraindicated with…
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