Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Ohara’s Cancer Med Erwinase Reaches Japan Market Over 6 Years after Approval
Ohara Pharmaceutical finally rolled out its cancer drug Erwinase (crisantaspase) in Japan on June 14, six and a half years after its approval in 2016, now that the company has a stable supply scheme in place. The drug, licensed from…
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