The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Japan’s First SGLT-2 Inhibitor Suglat Approved: Astellas
Astellas Pharma announced on January 17 that it received approval on the same day for its selective sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor Suglat 25 mg/50 mg Tablets (ipragliflozin L-proline) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in Japan. This is the…
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