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Pfizer Japan has announced the results of its risk assessment on its antidepressant Amoxan (amoxapine), which it plans to recall due to the detection of the potentially carcinogenic nitrosamine compound N-nitroso-amoxapine. The safety risk of the drug’s continued use during…
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