The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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Towa, Nichi-Iko Recalling Some Metformin Products over Carcinogen Risks, Follow 2 Makers
Generic majors Towa Pharmaceutical and Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical said on September 16 that they have launched Class I voluntary recalls for some lots of their diabetes drug metformin after detecting a level of the cancer-causing impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) that exceeds the…
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