Interest is growing in discussions by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW) new expert panel on comprehensive pharmaceutical measures. At its meeting on September 22, major trade groups made their cases to push for a re-think of the…
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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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