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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Manufacturing Change OK’ed for Januvia, Glactiv to Address Nitrosamine Impurities
The Japanese health ministry has approved regulatory changes to the manufacturing method of the DPP-4 inhibitor Januvia/Glactiv (sitagliptin) to hold down nitrosamine impurities called Nitroso-STG-19 (NTTP) below the acceptable intake limit. MSD and Ono Pharmaceutical, the manufacturing authorization holders of…
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