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MHLW Approves Label Expansions for Olumiant, Gardasil, Lynparza and More
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 25 approved additional indications for a batch of medicines including Eli Lilly’s JAK inhibitor Olumiant (baricitinib) for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD) and MSD’s HPV vaccine Gardasil for use…
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