Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Takeda Seeks Japan Nod for Vonvendi Use in Patients Under 18
Takeda Pharmaceutical said on June 10 that it has filed Vonvendi (vonicog alfa), a treatment for von Willebrand disease (VWD), for an additional dosage regimen for patients under the age of 18. The submission is primarily based on data from…
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