20 in Japan die after taking Amgen rare disease drug; US regulators asked for withdrawal
20 people in Japan who took an Amgen rare immune disease drug have died, according to the company that sells the medicine in Japan. U.S. drug regulators had asked Amgen to voluntarily withdraw the drug.
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