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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Pfizer Launches Celecox Authorized Generic, Its 1st AG
Pfizer Japan rolled out an authorized generic (AG) version of Astellas Pharma’s anti-inflammatory analgesic Celecox (celecoxib) on June 19, the company’s first AG, upon the drug’s listing the same day.Among 18 APIs that saw first generic listing on June 19,…
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