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 Secures China Approval for EquMet Generic
Daito Pharmaceutical said on January 9 that it has obtained regulatory approval in China for a fixed-dose combination of metformin and vildagliptin, marketed in Japan as EquMet, a type 2 diabetes treatment. The approval was granted on January 5.The drug…
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