GlaxoSmithKline’s Lamictal Obtains MHLW Approval
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
GlaxoSmithKline announced Oct. 16 it obtained a new drug approval for epilepsy drug Lamictal (lamotrigine)from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The drug is the first epilepsy drug in Japan that is indicated to treat patients from children to seniors and patients with intractable epilepsy. GSK plans to launch the drug in early December. (Click here for more - Japanese language