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Livalo Successor Parmodia Skips August Listing as Price Negotiation Hits Snag, Celgene’s Istodax Too
Kowa took a pass on the reimbursement listing in August of its hoped-to-be big-seller hyperlipidemia drug Parmodia (pemafibrate) as it failed to reach an agreement with regulators on its pricing, a spokesperson said on August 23. This means its launch…
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