Tsushima, Yoshito
Awai, Kazuo
Shinoda, Gen
Miyoshi, Hiroyuki
Chosa, Masayuki
Sunaya, Toshiyuki
Endrikat, Jan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bayer
Article History
Received: 3 May 2018
Accepted: 11 September 2018
First Online: 19 September 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: YT has no conflict of interest. KA received lecture fees and honoraria for chairman from Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd. GS is an employee of Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd. HM is an employee of Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd. MC is an employee of Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd. TS is an employee of Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd. JE is an employee of Bayer AG.
: This surveillance was conducted in compliance with the GPSP and GVP of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan. Approval by the ethics committee of each institution was not mandatory, since GPSP and GVP do not require such approval for a PMS. Informed consent from each patient was waived