Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Towa Files NDA for Rivastigmine Twice Weekly Transdermal Patch in Japan
Towa Pharmaceutical said on June 6 that it has filed a new drug application in Japan for a twice weekly transdermal patch version of rivastigmine for the treatment of Alzheimer’s. It marks the company’s first regulatory submission of an innovative…
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