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Authorized Generics for Iressa, Urief to Join NHI Price List; Nesp Biosame Skips Listing
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) will add a raft of generics to the NHI price list on December 14, including authorized generic (AG) versions of AstraZeneca’s cancer drug Iressa (gefitinib) and Kissei Pharmaceutical’s dysuria treatment Urief (silodosin).…
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