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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Sumitomo Offloads Entire Ulotaront Rights to Otsuka for Strategic Priorities
Sumitomo Pharma said on March 15 that it has revised a worldwide neuropsychiatric collaboration with Otsuka Pharmaceutical, handing over the exclusive rights to the partner for ulotaront, the lead compound among the four assets covered by the original deal. The…
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