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GSK/Vir’s COVID-19 Drug Up for MHLW Panel Review on Sept. 27
GlaxoSmithKline’s COVID-19 antibody treatment sotrovimab will come up for review by a key health ministry panel on September 27. If a previous coronavirus drug is a guide, it could land special emergency approval in Japan as early as the same…
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