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Japan Panel Clears Amgen’s TED Med, Rexulti for Alzheimer’s Agitation and More
A batch of new medicines including Amgen’s thyroid eye disease (TED) drug teprotumumab, known as Tepezza overseas, were recommended for regulatory approval by a Japanese health ministry panel on August 26. The Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s First Committee on Drugs, a…
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