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Takeda’s Fruzaqla in Line for Approval, Broader Labels for Truvada, Keytruda, Prevenar 20 Too
A key Japanese health ministry panel on August 2 recommended approval for a batch of new medicines and indications including Takeda Pharmaceutical’s fruquintinib and Eisai’s tasurgratinib, both cancer treatments. The Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s Second Committee on Drugs, a de-facto decision-making…
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