Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Daito Wins China Approval for Celecoxib, 2nd Generic in Market
Daito Pharmaceutical said on September 16 that Chinese regulatory authorities have approved its generic version of the anti-inflammatory painkiller celecoxib. It marks the company’s second in-house generic cleared in China, following pregabalin. The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) granted the…
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