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 Plans January Rollout of Overseas Plasma-Derived Ig amid Suspension
Takeda Pharmaceutical said it expects to launch in January Glovenin-I 10% for IV Injection (pH 4-treated acidic human immunoglobulin), a product sourced from overseas blood plasma, as an alternative to its shipment-suspended immunoglobulin product. The plan was reported at a…
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