MSD has begun taking steps towards developing a smaller easier-to-swallow tablet version of its oral COVID-19 therapy Lagevrio (molnupiravir), the company’s Japan development chief Hiromichi Shirasawa said on October 19. Lagevrio is currently available in a large capsule formulation, which…
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