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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Daiichi Sankyo Espha’s Nexium Generic Hits Japan Market
Daiichi Sankyo Espha launched a generic version of AstraZeneca’s acid reducer Nexium Capsules (esomeprazole) in Japan on February 7, two months after its reimbursement listing. It will be vying with Nipro’s authorized generic (AG) and other contenders already available. The…
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