SIGA's antiviral drug Tepoxx gains Japan's first approval for treating smallpox and related viruses.

SIGA Technologies' antiviral drug Tepoxx, approved in Japan, treats smallpox, monkeypox, and related viruses, marking Japan's first approval for such a treatment. The drug, already approved in the US and EU, will be supplied to Japan's stockpile by exclusive distributor Japan Biotechno Pharma. Approved based on clinical trial data, Tepoxx targets the VP37 protein to inhibit viral spread.

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