On December 10, Biogen/Eisai’s controversial Alzheimer’s treatment aducanumab was filed for regulatory approval in Japan. It’s unclear whether Japanese regulators…
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Japan Cannot Boast of Its Development Status of COVID-19 Vaccines/Drugs: LDP Health Committee Chair
The state of development of vaccines and therapeutics for COVID-19 in Japan “isn’t something we can take much pride in” compared to the progress seen in other countries, a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Upper House lawmaker Takamaro Fukuoka told Jiho.…
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