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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Mitsubishi Tanabe Withdraws Petitions for Injunction against 3 Generic Makers Over Talion Patent Infringement
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma said on October 26 that it has withdrawn petitions seeking an injunction against patent infringements by three generic makers over its anti-allergy treatment Talion (bepotastine). The company presented the petition against three companies: Towa Pharmaceutical, Shiono Chemical,…
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