Japan relies almost entirely on China for the APIs of β-lactam antibiotics. These drugs are essential for treating infectious diseases…
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Idorsia’s Cerebral Vasospasm Drug, Efient Label Expansion Clear PAFSC
A key health ministry advisory panel on November 26 gave the nod to a batch of medicines for approval including Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Japan’s clazosentan for the prevention of cerebral vasospasms and an additional indication for Daiichi Sankyo’s antiplatelet agent Efient…
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