Three new medicines sailed through the review of a key health ministry panel on March 6 to close in on Japanese regulatory approval, including Takeda Pharmaceutical’s ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibitor maralixibat, known as Livmarli overseas. The Pharmaceutical Affairs…
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