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Japan Panel OKs AbbVie’s Aquipta, Ipsen’s Sohonos, and Novo’s IcoSema for Approval
A Japanese health ministry panel on January 23 recommended approvals for three new medicines, including AbbVie’s migraine drug atogepant and Ipsen’s rare disease therapy palovarotene, along with Novo Nordisk’s once-weekly insulin-GLP-1 combo known as IcoSema. The Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s First…
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