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Taisho/Ablynx’s RA Med, BI’s Psoriasis Drug Up for MHLW Panel Review on July 29
A key health ministry advisory committee will discuss whether to recommend approval for a batch of new drugs and indications on July 29 including Taisho Pharmaceutical’s rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug ozoralizumab and Boehringer Ingelheim’s psoriasis agent spesolimab. Ozoralizumab and spesolimab…
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