Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Shionogi’s Xocova Scores US FDA Nod for COVID-19 PEP
Shionogi said on June 1 that its COVID-19 drug Xocova (ensitrelvir) gained approval from the US FDA for the prevention of COVID-19 following exposure to SARS-CoV-2.According to the Osaka-based drug maker, Xocova is the first oral antiviral approved in the…
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