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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Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical said on March 6 that a nitrosamine impurity, N-nitrosonortriptyline, has been detected in its antidepressant Tryptanol (amitriptyline) at levels exceeding the acceptable intake limit set by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The company disclosed the findings on a…
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