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JMA Reps Oppose Reclassification of Epadel OTC despite No Serious ADR Reports: MHLW Safety Panel
Representatives from the Japan Medical Association (JMA) on a health ministry drug safety panel opposed on March 22 to reclassify a switch-OTC version of Mochida Pharmaceutical’s hyperlipidemia treatment Epadel (ethyl icosapentate), which is currently classified as a “behind-the-counter (BTC) drug”,…
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