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Fujifilm Receives Avigan Supply Requests from Overseas amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Fujifilm Holdings has received requests from several countries for exporting its anti-flu drug Avigan (favipiravir) for the treatment of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), its group company Fujifilm Toyama Chemical told Jiho on February 26. Although there have been media reports…
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