The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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Otsuka Gets Japan, European Rights to Aurinia’s Lupus Nephritis Drug
Otsuka Pharmaceutical said on December 17 that it has obtained exclusive development and commercialization rights to Canadian drug maker Aurinia Pharmaceuticals’ lupus nephritis drug candidate voclosporin in Japan and Europe. Under their licensing accord, Otsuka will pay US$50 million upfront…
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