Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Latuda to Finally Hit Japan Market on June 11
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma said on June 4 that it will launch its atypical antipsychotic Latuda (lurasidone), already a blockbuster overseas, on June 11 for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar depression. The Osaka drug maker projects Japan sales of 2.2…
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