First Generics for 5 APIs Approved towards December Listing, with 8 Firms for Nexium

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on August 15 approved a raft of generic drugs towards the next biannual generic listing in December. Five drugs saw first generic approval including AstraZeneca’s proton pump inhibitor (PPI) Nexium (esomeprazole). A...read more