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Gilead Japan to Switch Sovaldi, Harvoni Bottles to Blister Packs
The Japan arm of Gilead Sciences will switch the packaging of its hepatitis C drugs Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and Harvoni (ledipasvir + sofosbuvir) to blister packs from the current bottles, a company spokesperson told Jiho. While the company has been planning…
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