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Japan Approves Fuji’s New Stelara, Simponi Biosimilar Formulations
Fuji Pharma has won Japanese approval for new formulations of its biosimilars of Stelara (ustekinumab) and Simponi (golimumab), adding to versions of both products that it has already launched in Japan. The company said on September 16 that it received…
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