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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Lyrica Expected to Face Generic Onslaught by Year’s End as Patent Ruled Invalid
A slew of generic contenders will likely flock to Pfizer’s top-seller pain medicine Lyrica (pregabalin) late this year now that the Japan Patent Office (JPO) has invalidated its application patent after an IP battle that lasted over three and a…
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