The Japanese health ministry will terminate the state-controlled distribution of MSD’s COVID-19 pill Lagevrio (molnupiravir) on September 15, it said in a notification, calling on healthcare providers to purchase the drug via the normal wholesaler channel beginning on September 16.…
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