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Citizen’s Group Opposes Emergency Approval for Shionogi’s COVID Pill
Medwatcher Japan, a citizen’s drug damage watchdog, issued a statement on June 20 opposing the proposed application of the newly introduced emergency approval system to Shionogi’s COVID-19 pill ensitrelvir, saying that the medicine does not meet the “presumed efficacy” criteria.…
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