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Kissei Drops Call to Halt New Tavneos Use after Blue Letter Action
Kissei Pharmaceutical on May 21 dialed back its earlier recommendation to halt new Tavneos (avacopan) prescriptions after the Japanese health ministry’s “blue letter” action, instead calling for strict liver function monitoring in line with newly revised labeling. The move marks…
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