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Ibandronate Oral Agent to Be Filed for Japan Approval in 2015: Chugai, Taisho
Chugai Pharmaceutical and Taisho Pharmaceutical are planning an application filing for Japanese regulatory approval of their oral bisphosphonate ibandronate in 2015, the companies said on September 22. The two partners have been codeveloping ibandronate, originated by Swiss drug titan Roche,…
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