The Blackstone Group, a major US private equity firm, has announced the acquisition of Takeda Consumer Healthcare Company (TCHC), a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical. Investment funds and other industries have been putting out feelers toward the pharmaceutical sector in recent…
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Japan OKs Enhertu, 3 Sakigake Drugs, Beovu, Latuda, and More
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 25 gave the green light to a slew of new medicines, including Daiichi Sankyo’s cancer drug Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) and Novartis’ Eylea (aflibercept) rival Beovu (brolucizumab). The MHLW granted conditional…
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