Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Sumitomo Dainippon Aims to File Lurasidone in Japan in FY2015 following Favorable Asian PIII Study Results
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma announced on December 25 that the efficacy of its atypical antipsychotic lurasidone HCl (overseas brand name: Latuda) was confirmed in a PIII Asian clinical study in patients with schizophrenia. Based on the results of the study, the…
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