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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Organon Bids Farewell to 1990s Blockbusters Lipovas and Renivace in Japan
Organon will discontinue sales of two long-standing brand-name drugs — Lipovas (simvastatin) and Renivace (enalapril) — by the end of 2026, closing the chapter on products that once drove Japan’s market for lifestyle disease treatments through the 1990s. The company…
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