The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 18 presented a proposal to define the scope of products…
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Sumitomo Dainippon Corrects Announcement on US Latuda Settlement
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma on December 28 corrected its announcement the previous day on the settlement of patent infringement lawsuits over its atypical antipsychotic agent Latuda (lurasidone) in the US.In its previous press release on November 27, announcing the settlement of…
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