Japan relies almost entirely on China for the APIs of β-lactam antibiotics. These drugs are essential for treating infectious diseases…
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KalVista Files HAE Drug Sebetralstat in Japan
KalVista Pharmaceuticals has submitted a new drug application in Japan for its investigational plasma kallikrein inhibitor sebetralstat, which could potentially be the country’s first oral on-demand treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks. The drug, which targets adults and adolescents aged…
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