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Monday, 26 November 2007 06:25 |
 | 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).(File Photo) | BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- 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 U.S.-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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