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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UCB Japan Seeks Pediatric Use, Dry Syrup Approval for Briviact
UCB Japan on June 5 filed a pediatric indication expansion and a new dry syrup formulation for its epilepsy drug Briviact (brivaracetam), the company said.The drug maker is seeking approval to use the therapy for partial-onset seizures in children aged…
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