EMA Backs Approval For Eight New Drugs But Rejects Lagevrio For COVID-19
Executive Summary
Janssen’s Akeega is among the latest drugs that the European Medicines Agency says should be approved for use in the EU. Meanwhile, MSD/Ridgeback Biotherapeutics plan to appeal the agency’s rejection of their COVID-19 treatment.
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