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Japan Approves Two Vitamin D Ingredients For Switch OTC

This article was originally published in PharmAsia News

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The Committee on Over the Counter Drugs at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Feb. 25 approved two vitamin D3 drugs, alfacalcidol and calcitiol for switch OTC

The Committee on Over the Counter Drugs at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Feb. 25 approved two vitamin D3 drugs, alfacalcidol and calcitiol for switch OTC.

The two ingredients are currently used to treat osteoporosis. However, the committee decided to withhold approvals for three proton pump inhibitors: omeprazole, rabeprazole and lansoprazole. The decision was based on safety concerns expressed by the Japanese Society for Gastroenterology. (Click here for more - Japanese language)

"Two Vitamin D3 Ingredients Gain Approval For Switch OTC" - CB News (2/25/2010)

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