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Shionogi’s Single-Dose Flu Med Xofluza Hits Japan Shelves
Shionogi launched its single-oral-dose flu drug Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) in Japan on March 14 after regulators granted fast-track approval last month apparently hoping the novel medicine with a high viral shedding potency would reach the market in time for the…
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