The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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SSP Files for OTC Switch of Tadalafil in Japan
SSP, a part of consumer healthcare company Opella, has filed for the regulatory approval of a nonprescription version of the erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment tadalafil in Japan. The move comes after the company earned the relevant rights from Nippon Shinyaku,…
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