Japan’s health ministry approved a slew of new medicines on September 25 including multiple “first of its kind” products, among them being GlaxoSmithKline’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Arexvy as well as Eisai’s Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi (lecanemab).Arexvy became the first…
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Takeda to Submit Plans to Improve Business Operations after MHLW Order
Takeda Pharmaceutical said on June 12 that it will revisit its review system for promotional materials and submit a list of corrective measures to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in response to a business improvement order issued…
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