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Japan Approves Sanofi’s PD-1 Inhibitor, Teikoku’s Donepezil Tape and More
Japan’s health ministry approved a throng of new medicines and indications on December 23 including Sanofi’s PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab) for the treatment of cervical cancer and Teikoku Seiyaku’s tape formulation of donepezil for Alzheimer’s. Libtayo gained the nod to…
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