Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 6 granted regulatory approval to MSD’s once-daily HIV combination therapy Idvynso (islatravir/doravirine). The approval comes days after a March 2 recommendation by the Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s Second Committee on Drugs.…
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