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Adrenomedullin, Baricitinib Added to MHLW’s COVID-19 Guide
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has updated its COVID-19 treatment guide, adding the vasodilating peptide adrenomedullin and the JAK inhibitor baricitinib as examples of drugs that can be used off-label to treat patients infected with the novel…
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