Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approved Eli Lilly’s JAK inhibitor Olumiant (baricitinib) for the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia on April 23, just two days after it was cleared by a key advisory panel. The drug received an…
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