The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 17 granted orphan drug designation for Mochida Pharmaceutical’s inhaled version of treprostinil, which is currently available in injection forms for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The inhaled drug,…
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