Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Ohara’s High-Need Pediatric Cancer Drug in Limbo 2 Years after Approval due to GMP Issue
The pediatric cancer treatment Erwinase (crisantaspase), which was developed by Ohara Pharmaceutical at the request of a health ministry panel, still remains unlisted and unlaunched in Japan despite being approved in December 2016. Just after Erwinase was approved, a GMP…
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