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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Kissei Urges Halt to New Tavneos Use after Fatal Liver Injury Reports
Kissei Pharmaceutical on May 15 advised healthcare providers to refrain from initiating new patients on the vasculitis treatment Tavneos (avacopan) after reports of fatal serious liver injury cases in Japan and a recent proposal by the US FDA to withdraw…
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