Alinamin Pharmaceutical said on March 9 that it has launched the emergency contraceptive Lesoeru 72 (levonorgestrel), Japan’s second over-the-counter “morning-after pill,” priced at 6,300 yen. Lesoeru 72 is a switch OTC product based on Fuji Pharma’s prescription drug Levonorgestrel Tablets…
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