The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Pfizer Japan Has Different Interpretation on Lyrica Patent Ruling
Pfizer Japan has a different interpretation of the Japan Patent Office’s (JPO) ruling on its flagship pain medicine Lyrica (pregabalin), which generic makers believe invalidated the drug’s application patent, a company spokesperson told Jiho on July 28. “We don’t think…
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