BMS Orencia, Lilly Forteo Among Japanese Approval Recommendations
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The First Committee on New Drugs at Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare April 23 recommended Bristol-Myers Squibb's Orencia (abatacept) and Eli Lilly's Forteo (teriparatide) for approval; Takeda, Boehringer Ingelheim, Nippon Shinyaku and Genyzme also saw approvals
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