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Nippon Shinyaku’s DMD Drug Gets Orphan Status in Europe
Nippon Shinyaku said on June 8 that it has earned orphan drug designation from the European Commission for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatment viltolarsen, which was launched in Japan in May under the Viltepso brand.Viltolarsen, otherwise known with the…
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