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Pfizer Japan to Stop Amoxapine Shipments, Start Recall in February after Carcinogen Detection
Pfizer Japan will suspend shipments of its antidepressant Amoxan (amoxapine) and start a recall of the product in February next year, the company has said. The drug is currently under restricted shipments following the detection of cancer-causing impurities. In late…
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