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MHLW Panel to Discuss Approval of ASKA’s Contraceptive Pill and More on April 25
A key panel under the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) will discuss on April 25 whether to endorse the approval of ASKA Pharmaceutical’s contraceptive pill drospirenone as well as label expansions for two other products. The meeting will…
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