Japanese generic listing includes cefdinir products

10 Nov 2008

This year's second listing of generic products in Japan's national insurance reimbursement tariff has seen [C#198600364:Astellas]'s Cefzon (cefdinir) opened up to its first competition from such products.

This year's second listing of generic products in Japan's national insurance reimbursement tariff has seen Astellas's Cefzon (cefdinir) opened up to its first competition from such products.

Six of the 14 newly listed presentations were for the paediatric form of the oral cephalosporin, sales of which Astellas...

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