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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Label Revisions Ordered for Plaquenil, Relumina
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on September 8 ordered label revisions to add new safety risks for Sanofi’s immune modulator Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine sulfate) and ASKA Pharmaceutical’s uterine fibroid drug Relumina (relugolix). For Plaquenil, the new label will…
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