{"id":11192,"date":"2023-11-23T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T03:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flcube.com\/?p=11192"},"modified":"2024-11-04T11:24:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T03:24:43","slug":"sumitomo-pharma-receives-chinese-approval-for-xenleta-to-treat-pneumonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flcube.com\/?p=11192","title":{"rendered":"Sumitomo Pharma Receives Chinese Approval for Xenleta to Treat Pneumonia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japan-based Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/finance\/quote\/DNPUF:OTCMKTS\">OTCMKTS: DNPUF<\/a>) has secured market approval in China for Xenleta (lefamulin acetate), a drug indicated for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in adults. 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