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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J&J’s Opsumit Designated as Drug for Specific Use: MHLW
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 31 designated Janssen Pharmaceutical’s (J&J) pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treatment Opsumit (macitentan) as a “drug for specific use.” In January, the MHLW’s Council on Unapproved Drugs and Indications with Unmet…
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