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Kaken Grabs Japan Rights to Arbor’s Head Lice Drug
Kaken Pharmaceutical will develop Arbor Pharmaceuticals’ head lice treatment ivermectin, sold as Sklice Lotion 0.5% in the US, in Japan as strains of the parasite resistant to existing non-prescription drugs are spreading in the country, particularly in Okinawa. The Japanese…
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