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REGULATORY
Japan Approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Cocktail Therapy Evusheld
AstraZeneca’s long-acting COVID-19 antibody cocktail Evusheld (tixagevimab/cilgavimab) snagged Japanese regulatory approval on August 30, becoming the first product in Japan that can be used for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against the disease. Special approval for Evusheld, which came just a day…
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