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Lucentis Biosimilar Now Approved for Diabetic Macular Edema
Senju Pharmaceutical and Kidswell Bio said on January 13 that their biosimilar version of the ophthalmic vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor Lucentis (ranibizumab) has added a new indication of diabetic macular edema. Codeveloped by the two companies, Ranibizumab BS…
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