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Kissei Discussing Japan Response after EU Panel Recommends Pulling Tavneos Approval
Kissei Pharmaceutical is discussing the appropriate regulatory response in Japan with local authorities after European regulators recommended revoking the EU marketing authorization for vasculitis drug Tavneos (avacopan). The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) began…
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