The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, better known as Chuikyo, appears to see the need to set up new dosage…
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Japan Inks Supply Deal for Shionogi’s COVID Pill for 1 Million People
The Japanese government reached a basic agreement with Shionogi on the supply of the company’s oral COVID-19 treatment S-217622 for 1 million people, if approved, Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto said on March 25. In late February, the Osaka drug maker…
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