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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Sawai’s Evista Generic Approved after Patent Battle
Sawai Pharmaceutical became the only company to obtain approval for a generic version of Eli Lilly Japan’s Evista (raloxifene) on August 17. The generic maker will dominate the raloxifene generic market if its product lands in the NHI price list…
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