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Label Revisions Ordered for Takecab, 2 Other Drugs
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on October 6 ordered package insert revisions for Takeda Pharmaceutical’s proton pump inhibitor (PPI) Takecab (vonoprazan) and two other drugs - Nippon Shinyaku’s cancer drug Cylocide (cytarabine) and Taiho Pharmaceutical’s antibiotic Zosyn…
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