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Nippon Shinyaku’s DMD Drug Now Available in Japan; AZ’s Lokelma, Ono’s Velexbru Too
A number of companies launched their new products upon their NHI price listing on May 20, including Nippon Shinyaku’s sakigake-designated Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatment Viltepso (viltolarsen). Viltepso is indicated for DMD with confirmed loss of the dystrophin gene that…
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