Big US Step For Mitsubishi Tanabe As Edaravone Filed For ALS

20 Jun 2016

Japan's Mitsubishi Tanabe has taken an important step forward in the US with an approval filing for what will be its key strategic product in this market.

The filing by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. of a US approval filing for edaravone marks the start of what the mid-sized Japanese firm hopes will be a path to increased sales in a market where it has so far had only a limited direct presence.

The company has applied to the FDA for the approval of the product for use in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), in what MTP described as the "first step in

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