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Articles by Catherine Makino

Alexion seeks Japanese nod for asfotase alfa in ultra-rare HPP

Oct. 22, 2014
By Catherine Makino
TOKYO – Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. is looking for Japanese approval for its drug, asfotase alfa, to treat patients suffering from hypophosphatasia (HPP), an ultra-rare genetic bone disorder.
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Alexion seeks Japanese nod for asfotase alfa in ultra-rare HPP

Oct. 22, 2014
By Catherine Makino
TOKYO – Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. is looking for Japanese approval for its drug, asfotase alfa, to treat patients suffering from hypophosphatasia (HPP), an ultra-rare genetic bone disorder.
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Dengue arrives in Japan, prompts funding for neglected diseases

Sep. 17, 2014
By Catherine Makino
TOKYO – For three decades now, a dengue pandemic has move around the world, making its way to Europe, the U.S., China and, since last month, Japan. For the first time in 70 years, a local case of dengue was identified in Tokyo. Neglected diseases like malaria, Chagas and dengue, are coming back into the spotlight in Japan thanks to the dengue outbreak and now an infusion of research capital.
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Dengue arrives in Japan, prompts funding for neglected diseases

Sep. 17, 2014
By Catherine Makino
TOKYO – For three decades now, a dengue pandemic has moved around the world, making its way to Europe, the U.S., China and, since last month, Japan. For the first time in 70 years, a local case of dengue was identified in Tokyo. Neglected diseases like malaria, Chagas and dengue are coming back into the spotlight in Japan thanks to the dengue outbreak and now an infusion of research capital.
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Japan's MHLW seeks to amp up health care R&D with record-high budget

Sep. 10, 2014
By Catherine Makino
TOKYO – The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to bring together government institutions, private companies and academia to assist with the commercialization of Japan's first-class drugs and medical devices.
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Novartis' Japan arm failed to report 2,500 cases of serious side effects

Sep. 10, 2014
By Catherine Makino
TOKYO – The Japanese arm of Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG admitted to government regulators it failed to report more than 2,500 cases of serious side effects in patients who had received its leukemia and cancer drugs.
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Novartis' Japan arm admits it failed to report 2,500 cases of serious sides effects

Sep. 9, 2014
By Catherine Makino

TOKYO – The Japanese arm of Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG admitted to government regulators it failed to report more than 2,500 cases of serious side effects in patients who had received its leukemia and cancer drugs.


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Asia in the Spotlight: Japanese government looking to promote domestic devices and drugs

Sep. 8, 2014
By Catherine Makino

Japan's MHLW seeks to amp up health care R&D with record-high budget

Sep. 4, 2014
By Catherine Makino
TOKYO – The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to bring together government institutions, private companies and academia to assist with the commercialization of Japan's first-class drugs and medical devices.
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Japan's Daiichi moving into biosimilars market with Coherus alliance

Sep. 4, 2014
By Catherine Makino
TOKYO – One more Japanese company has taken a step closer to the biosimilars market through a strategic drug development alliance with a U.S. company and a drug for rheumatoid arthritis.
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