The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Takeda Mulls Sale of Shire GI Pipeline to Clinch European Clearance
Takeda Pharmaceutical is in talks with the European Commission (EC) about the possible sale of Shire’s GI drug candidate SHP647 so as to iron out a future overlap in their portfolio and clear the last antitrust hurdle to its proposed…
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