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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Sephience Seen as Potential First-Line PKU Therapy: Professor
PTC Therapeutics Japan’s phenylketonuria (PKU) treatment Sephience (sepiapterin), launched earlier in the month, could emerge as a first-line option for the disorder, a specialist said, highlighting its potential to ease strict dietary restrictions for patients. Speaking at a media seminar…
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