Japan’s key reimbursement policy panel on December 25 approved an outline of the FY2025 drug price revision, finalizing plans to…
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Sumitomo Dainippon, Nihon Generic Pulling Some Metformin Products over Carcinogen Risks
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma and Nihon Generic on April 27 launched Class I voluntary recalls for some lots of their diabetes drug metformin after detecting a level of the cancer-causing impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) that exceeds the limit set by the health…
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