Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Kowa Seeks 5.6 Billion Yen in Add’l Damages from Towa over Livalo Generics
Kowa said on April 5 that it has filed a new lawsuit against Towa Pharmaceutical seeking compensation of over 5.6 billion yen for damages relating to generic versions of its hypercholesterolemia treatment Livalo OD Tablets (pitavastatin). In the suit filed…
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