A total of 43 innovative new medicines are anticipated to be approved or listed in Japan this year, according to a survey by Jiho. At the center of attention are some highly innovative, but probably ultra-expensive, gene therapies, as well…
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1st Committee on New Drugs to Discuss GLP-1 Agonist Lyxumia, Other New Drugs on May 24
The Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council’s (PAFSC) First Committee on New Drugs, an advisory organ to the health minister, will discuss on May 24 whether to recommend products containing new active pharmaceutical ingredients including Sanofi K.K.’s type 2 diabetes…
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