Japan’s health ministry approved a slew of new medicines on September 25 including multiple “first of its kind” products, among them being GlaxoSmithKline’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Arexvy as well as Eisai’s Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi (lecanemab).Arexvy became the first…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Label Revised to Warn of Myocarditis Risk in Young Men
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued a notification on October 15 informing of label revisions for COVID-19 vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer regarding the risks of myocarditis and pericarditis in young men. The label revision follows…
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