ASKA Pharmaceutical said on May 15 that it had filed for Japanese regulatory approval a switched OTC version of its emergency contraceptive NorLevo (levonorgestrel) in June last year. The Rx-to-OTC switch of emergency contraceptive pills has been discussed by a…
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