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CHINA / National |
China approves import of new anti-AIDS drug(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-11-24 09:45 China's drug watchdog has approved the import of a new drug that is used in combination with other medicines to treat patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Lopinavir/ritonavir, developed by US-based Abbott Laboratories, has been on the market in the United States, Japan and Europe, sources with China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said Friday. SFDA has a special licensing process for new drugs that show significant clinical effects in treating diseases such as AIDS and cancer. |
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