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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Daiichi Sankyo, UCB to Jointly Commercialize Epilepsy Drug Lacosamide
Daiichi Sankyo and Brussels-based UCB Biopharma said on November 28 that they have entered into a joint commercialization pact for the antiepileptic treatment lacosamide in Japan, looking to file for regulatory approval by the end of 2015. Under the deal,…
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