Kissei Pharmaceutical said on January 21 that South Korean regulatory authorities have approved Tavalisse (fostamatinib), an oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor licensed from Rigel Pharmaceuticals, through local partner JW Pharmaceutical. The drug was approved by the Ministry of Food…
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