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PAFSC 1st Committee Recommends Irribow Use in Females
The Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council’s (PAFSC) First Committee on Drugs, an advisory body to the health minister, on April 28 recommended approval of Astellas Pharma’s Irribow (ramosetron) for use in females. A serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, Irribow was…
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