Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Xevudy’s Reduced Efficacy against BA.2 Cited in Updated COVID Guide
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has updated its COVID-19 care guide, newly citing the reduced efficacy of GlaxoSmithKline’s antibody drug Xevudy (sotrovimab) reported against the BA.2 Omicron subvariant, which has now become a dominant strain in Japan.…
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