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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Otsuka Bags Worldwide Rights to Ionis’ ALS Drug
Otsuka Pharmaceutical said on November 22 that it has snagged the exclusive global rights to manufacture and market US biotech Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ antisense oligonucleotide ulefnersen being developed for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Ulefnersen, also known with the development code ION363,…
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