The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approved Japan Tobacco’s anti-HIV drug Descovy (emtricitabine + tenofovir alafenamide fumarate) in Japan on December 9.The drug was discovered and is marketed by Gilead Sciences overseas. It will carry a reexamination period…
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