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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AstraZeneca Seeks Label Expansion for Synagis in Japan
AstraZeneca has filed its anti-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) monoclonal antibody Synagis (palivizumab) in Japan for an additional indication for its use in infants with pulmonary hypoplasia or certain other conditions, who are at a high risk of severe RSV infections.…
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