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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GSK’s Ofatumumab and Pazopanib Granted Orphan Drug Designation
GlaxoSmithKline K.K. (GSK) announced on December 8 that it had been granted orphan drug designations for the human monoclonal antibody ofatumumab (recombinant) and kinase inhibitor pazopanib HCl by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW; Korosho). This brings the…
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