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Japan Panel OKs Taisho’s Insomnia Med, 2 Other NMEs for Approval
A Japanese health ministry panel on July 31 endorsed a batch of new drugs and label expansions for regulatory approval, among them three new molecular entities (NMEs), including Taisho Pharmaceutical’s in-house developed vornorexant. The Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s First Committee on…
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