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CSIMC Approves Listing for 6 APIs/10 Products; Peak Sales Projected at 45.6 Billion Yen for Tenelia
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council (CSIMC) approved the listing of six active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)/10 products including Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation’s (MTPC) type 2 diabetes treatment Tenelia 20 mg Tablets (teneligliptin hydrobromide hydrate) and Pfizer Japan’s Inlyta Tablets 1…
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