A total of 43 innovative new medicines are anticipated to be approved or listed in Japan this year, according to a survey by Jiho. At the center of attention are some highly innovative, but probably ultra-expensive, gene therapies, as well…
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Medicago’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved in Canada
Medicago, a Canadian subsidiary of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, said on February 24 that its plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine, which was developed using GlaxoSmithKline’s pandemic adjuvant, has been approved in Canada. Health Canada gave the green light to the jab, now called…
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