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 Launches Migraine Drug Ajovy in Japan
Otsuka Pharmaceutical on August 30 launched its anti-CGRP (calcitonin gene-related peptide) monoclonal antibody Ajovy (fremanezumab) in Japan for the preventive treatment of migraines in adult patients. The drug is the third CGRP migraine drug to be available on the market,…
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