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Astellas’ Izervay, Otsuka’s Nexletol among New Drugs Up for Japan Panel Review; Eylea Biosimilars Also on Agenda
Japan’s health ministry will convene the Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s First Committee on Drugs on August 29 to review a slate of applications, including six new molecular entities (NMEs) — some positioned as next-generation growth drivers for major firms. The agenda…
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