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PAFSC First Committee to Review Glatiramer, Add’l Indication for Xarelto on Aug. 28
The Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council’s (PAFSC) First Committee on Drugs, an advisory organ to the health minister, will discuss whether to approve Takeda Pharmaceutical’s glatiramer acetate on August 28. Glatiramer, an orphan drug, will be reviewed for an…
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