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MHLW Drug Subcommittee Withholds Approval of Additional Indication for Epogin
At a meeting on September 29, the Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council’s (PAFSC) Pharmaceutical Affairs Council (PAC), Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW; Korosho), discussed an additional indication for Chugai Pharmaceuticals’ erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) Epogin Injection Syringe 24000…
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