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Meiji Seika Pharma Files Safinamide for Parkinson’s Disease in Japan
Meiji Seika Pharma filed on October 23 a new drug application (NDA) in Japan for its Parkinson’s disease treatment safinamide (development code: ME2125), the company and its partner Eisai said on the same day. Safinamide, a selective monoamine oxidase B…
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