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2nd Committee on Drugs to Discuss Approval for Asthma Treatment Flutiform on July 26
The Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council’s (PAFSC) Second Committee on Drugs, an advisory organ to the health minister, will meet on July 26 to discuss the approval of a number of new products including Kyorin Pharmaceutical’s Flutiform (fluticasone propionate…
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