Japanese govt panel approves Shionogi’s oral medicine for Covid-19

It will become the country’s first domestically produced oral medicine for Covid-19 patients.

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Japan News

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The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry Yomiuri Shimbun file photo

November 23, 2022

TOKYO – The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry’s meeting of experts on Tuesday decided to give emergency approval to Xocova, an oral medicine for COVID-19 developed by Shionogi & Co.

Xocova will become the country’s first domestically produced oral medicine for COVID-19 patients.

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